Grevillea 'Moonlight'
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Grevillea 'Moonlight' is a widely cultivated and popular garden plant in Australia
n gardens and amenities.
It was a selected form of the Queensland species Grevillea whiteana
, although this has been questioned because of the difference in appearance to the parent plant. A hybrid between a white-flowered form of Grevillea banksii
and the previous plant has been proposed.
It is an upright woody shrub which may reach 4 m (13 ft) high by 1.5 m (5 ft) wide. It has deeply divided dark green fern-like leaves that are approximately 20 cm (8 in) long. The inflorescence
s are creamy white raceme
s that are up to 25 cm (10 in) long, and may occur year-round.
Highly regarded by celebrity gardener Don Burke
among others, it has been widely used in gardens and amenities plantings around Australia, where it thrives in a well-drained sunny position. It is tolerant of humidity and frost. As with all cultivars, propagation is by cuttings, though this can be difficult. Heavy pruning may be required to keep it from getting top-heavy as well as promoting a dense habit.
It has also been used in the cut flower industry to some extent, as well as proposed as a suitable plant for street plantings.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n gardens and amenities.
It was a selected form of the Queensland species Grevillea whiteana
Grevillea whiteana
Grevillea whiteana, also known as Mundubbera Grevillea, is an erect shrub or tree which is endemic to Queensland.-Description:The species grows to a height of between 2 and 9 metres in height...
, although this has been questioned because of the difference in appearance to the parent plant. A hybrid between a white-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 the previous plant has been proposed.
It is an upright woody shrub which may reach 4 m (13 ft) high by 1.5 m (5 ft) wide. It has deeply divided dark green fern-like leaves that are approximately 20 cm (8 in) long. The 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 creamy white raceme
Raceme
A raceme is a type of inflorescence that is unbranched and indeterminate and bears pedicellate flowers — flowers having short floral stalks called pedicels — along the axis. In botany, axis means a shoot, in this case one bearing the flowers. In a raceme, the oldest flowers are borne...
s that are up to 25 cm (10 in) long, and may occur year-round.
Highly regarded by celebrity gardener Don Burke
Don Burke
Donald William "Don" Burke OAM is an Australian television personality and author. He is best known as the long time host of Burke's Backyard, a lifestyle program which ran for 17 years from 1987 to late 2004 on the Nine Network. It has returned several times over recent years with a number of...
among others, it has been widely used in gardens and amenities plantings around Australia, where it thrives in a well-drained sunny position. It is tolerant of humidity and frost. As with all cultivars, propagation is by cuttings, though this can be difficult. Heavy pruning may be required to keep it from getting top-heavy as well as promoting a dense habit.
It has also been used in the cut flower industry to some extent, as well as proposed as a suitable plant for street plantings.