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Honey Suckle Grevillea

Grevillea juncifolia

Also called Honeysuckle Grevillea

Honey Suckle Grevillea
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0

Honeysuckle grevillea is a bushy shrub or small tree from inland Australia, grown for its bright yellow to orange flower clusters. Its key to success is full sun and very well-drained, sandy soil.

Family
Proteaceae (Protea family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out between waterings; established plants need little.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or gritty soil; avoid heavy clay and waterlogging.
Temperature
Tolerates hot, dry conditions and light frost; protect young plants below about -5 °C.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Australia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Grevillea juncifolia, commonly known as honeysuckle grevillea, honey grevillea, honeysuckle spider flower, and many indigenous names, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to inland Australia. It is a bushy shrub or small tree with erect, linear leaves and clusters of bright yellow to orange flowers.

Where it grows

Honeysuckle grevillea grows in open shrubland or woodland on sandplains, stony hills and open plains, and occurs in inland Australia, in all mainland states and in the Northern Territory, but not in Victoria or Tasmania. Subspecies temulenta is restricted to Western Australia.

Uses

Indigenous Australians use this grevillea for food and medicine.

Other Grevillea plants

Grevillea acacioides · Grevillea acanthifolia · Grevillea acerata · Grevillea acrobotrya · Grevillea acropogon · Grevillea acuaria · Grevillea adenotricha · Grevillea agrifolia · Grevillea albiflora · Catclaws Grevillea · Grevillea alpivaga · Grevillea althoferorum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Grevillea juncifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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