Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon'
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Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon' is a very popular grevillea
cultivar which has been planted widely in Australia and other countries.
It is a shrub that grows to 2 metres in height and up to 3 metres width and has attractive divided leaves The red inflorescence
s are about 15 cm long by 9 cm wide.
The cultivar, which is a cross between a red-flowered form of Grevillea banksii
and G. bipinnatifida
,
was selected by David Gordon in Queensland for its prolific and sustained flowering. Trials, which began in 1963, demonstrated stability in its characteristics and it was released to the nursery trade in 1968. It was registered in 1973 under the name 'Robyn Gordon' in memory of a family member who died in 1969, aged 16.
Along with a number of other grevilleas, the cultivar may cause allergic contact dermatitis
for certain individuals who come into contact with it.
Another cultivar 'Superb'
, which has the same parentage, has a similar general appearance, but has a more orange colouration in the flowers.
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Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon' is a very popular grevillea
Grevillea
Grevillea is a diverse genus of about 360 species of evergreen flowering plants in the protea family Proteaceae, native to Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, and Sulawesi. It was named in honour of Charles Francis Greville. The species range from prostrate shrubs less than 0.5 m tall to trees...
cultivar which has been planted widely in Australia and other countries.
It is a shrub that grows to 2 metres in height and up to 3 metres width and has attractive divided leaves The red inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
s are about 15 cm long by 9 cm wide.
The cultivar, which is a cross between a red-flowered form of Grevillea banksii
Grevillea banksii
Grevillea banksii, known by various common names including Red silky oak, Dwarf silky oak, Banks' grevillea, Byfield waratah and, in Hawaii, Kahili flower or Kahili tree is a plant of the large genus Grevillea in the diverse family Proteaceae...
and G. bipinnatifida
Grevillea bipinnatifida
Grevillea bipinnatifida, also known as Fuchsia Grevillea, is a shrub which is endemic to Western Australia.-Description:This species forms a spreading shrub which grows up to 1 m in height...
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was selected by David Gordon in Queensland for its prolific and sustained flowering. Trials, which began in 1963, demonstrated stability in its characteristics and it was released to the nursery trade in 1968. It was registered in 1973 under the name 'Robyn Gordon' in memory of a family member who died in 1969, aged 16.
Along with a number of other grevilleas, the cultivar may cause allergic contact dermatitis
Contact dermatitis
Contact dermatitis is a term for a skin reaction resulting from exposure to allergens or irritants . Phototoxic dermatitis occurs when the allergen or irritant is activated by sunlight....
for certain individuals who come into contact with it.
Another cultivar 'Superb'
Grevillea 'Superb'
Grevillea 'Superb is a widely grown grevillea cultivar bred by Merv Hodge in Queensland. It is a hybrid of a white-flowered Grevillea banksii, from Queensland, and the Western Australian plant G...
, which has the same parentage, has a similar general appearance, but has a more orange colouration in the flowers.