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Grevillea mucronulata
Green spider flower is a shrub of the Proteaceae family, native to coastal New South Wales, grown for its bird-attracting green flowers and bronze new growth. It tolerates sun or part shade and is easy to propagate from seed or cuttings.
Grevillea mucronulata, also known as green spider flower or green grevillea, is a species of flowering plant of the family Proteaceae and is endemic to New South Wales in Australia. Described by Robert Brown in 1810, it is found in open sclerophyll forest or woodland around the Sydney region and New South Wales south coast. It grows as a small bush to 3 m (9.8 ft) high and wide, with variable foliage and greenish flowers that appear over the cooler months from May to October. The flowers are attractive to birds.
As the green flowers are camouflaged within the foliage, this species has not proved as popular in horticulture as other species within the genus. The flowers are bird-attracting, appear over a long period, and the foliage and bronze new growth are horticultural features. It is tolerant of sun and part shade aspects in the garden. It is readily propagated by seed or cutting. Seeds germinate in 30 to 40 days, though this time might be slightly shortened with smoke treatment. Many plants sold as G. mucronulata are of hybrid origin.
Grevillea mucronulata is found in the upper Hunter Region around Singleton, the Sydney region west to Rylstone and Denman, and southward along the coast towards Eden where it is found in isolated pockets. The average yearly rainfall is 600 to 1200 mm (24–48 in), and the range is from sea level to 800 m (2500 ft) altitude. It grows on nutrient-poor soils ranging from sandy to clayey, based on sandstone to shale or rarely granite.
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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.
