Grevillea 'Peaches & Cream'

Scientific Name: Grevillea ‘Peaches & Cream’

Family: Proteaceae

Location

Come and see this flowering now in our Visitor Centre Carpark and in Bed 281 on Lakeside.

This cultivar is a cross between a white-flowered form of the Queensland species Grevillea banksii and Grevillea bipinnatifida from Western Australia, and was a chance seedling in a Brisbane garden.

A small, spreading shrub, 1.2 m high by 1.5 m wide, with bright green attractive foliage which takes on a bronze sheen in winter and yellow flowers which age to various shades of pink and orange. Its small size lends itself to use in a small garden, and its long flowering period attracts birds. It prefers a full sun position in well-drained soil and is tolerant of a wide range of conditions including humidity, drought and frost.

Having Grevillea banksii in its parentage, there is the possibility that it may cause contact dermatitis in some people.