Grevillea 'Wendy Sunshine'

ACRA 1255

Applicant: Neil R Marriott

Family: Proteaceae

Origin: Open pollinated, thought to be a hybrid between G. bipinnatifida (Chittering Valley) x G. thyrsoides ssp pustulata

Distinctive Characters: Distinguished from G bipinnatifida by its fine divided foliage and its pink/red hairy flowers on long stems beyond the foliage. Distinguished from G. thyrsoides by its larger, coarser and greener leaves and its larger flowers.

Comparators: G bipinnatifida, G. thyrsoides

Habit/Description: A grey-green, low-growing, dense, shrub

Size: 0.3-0.5 m H x 1-1.5m W

Flower Colour: Pink-red

Flower Size: 46mm; confloresence 170mm

Flowering time: Jul-Jan

Colour Coding RHS 1995:

Flowers style: 46a
Leaves upper surface: 137a

Frost hardiness: High

Drought hardiness: High

In cultivation since: 2003

Where has it been tested? Melbourne, Sydney

ACCEPTED FOR REGISTRATION ON: 16 November 2010