Grevillea aquifolium
Common name: 
Holly Grevillea
Pronunciation: 
gre-VIL-le-a a-kwi-FO-li-um
Family: 
Proteaceae
Genus: 
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Broadleaf evergreen, ground cover or shrub, highly variable, prostrate to erect, 3 ft (0.9 m) high.   Leaves to 7 cm, ovate, holly-like, prickly toothed and undulate margin, hairy below.  Flowers appear in spring on terminal or short lateral branches, in one-sided clusters (racemes), this shape is typical of what of the so-called "toothbrush" grevilleas, flower color is red or occasionally yellowish-green.
  • Sun to part shade, well-drained soil, best suited to dry summer climates.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 8?       Native to Australia, endemic to South Australia and Victoria.
  • aquifolium:  a reference to the resemblance of the leaves to those of English holly, Ilex aquifolium.
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