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Beefwood

Grevillea striata

Also called Silver Honeysuckle, Beef Oak

Beefwood
Photo: Ethel Aardvark (talk), CC BY 3.0

Beefwood (Grevillea striata) is a spindly shrub or robust tree native to continental Australia, with linear, wavy leaves and cream to pale yellow flowers. It is a hardy, drought-tolerant species that suits dry, open gardens.

Family
Proteaceae (Protea family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out between waterings, and water little or none once established.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or poor soil; tolerates a range of soil types.
Temperature
Tolerates hot, dry conditions; frost tolerance varies with provenance, so protect young plants from hard frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Australia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Grevillea striata, commonly known as beefwood or silver honeysuckle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to continental Australia. It is a shrub or tree with linear leaves and white to cream-colured or pale yellow flowers. Other common names for this species include western beefwood, beef oak and beef silky oak.

Where it grows

Beefwood grows in woodland, shrubland and spinifex communities in a range of soil types. It occurs in all mainland states except Victoria.

Other Grevillea plants

Grevillea aspleniifolia · Grevillea baileyana · Kahiliflower · Grevillea baueri · Fuchsia grevillea · Golden Grevillea · Grevillea curviloba · Grevillea ×gaudichaudii · Grevillea glossadenia · Spreading Grevillea · Grevillea iaspicula · Juniper Leaf Grevillea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Grevillea striata 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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