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Proteaceae
Grey Spider Flower
Grevillea buxifolia
Quiet resilience.
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Genus
- Grevillea
- Native to
- Australia
- Bloom season
- Winter, Spring
- Type
- shrub
- Height
- 3-6 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- sandy, well-drained, acidic
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The flower clusters resemble grey spiders, with long styles protruding like spider legs.
- Grevilleas are named after Charles Francis Greville, a co-founder of the Royal Horticultural Society.
- The species is an important nectar source for honeyeaters and other Australian native birds.
- Aboriginal Australians would soak the flowers in water to create a sweet drink from the nectar.
- Grey spider flower is one of 360+ species in the highly diverse Grevillea genus.
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