On 12/3/09 21:00, in article
, "Dave
Hill" wrote:

On 12 Mar, 18:24, Sacha wrote:
On 12/3/09 17:59, in article , "K"

wrote:
Sacha writes
Does anyone recognise this? *It's a shrub, I feel pretty sure and has woody
stems and leaves rather like a Callistemon. *But the curly bits on the
flower remind me of Grevillea, though the flower head is probably between 4
and 6" long and is conical. *The leaves are a greyish green, narrow and
about 2" long.
http://i44.tinypic.com/2uekw8h.jpg

At first sight it looks like a Banksia

I put that to Ray and he thinks that's a definite 'maybe' *I don't really
like them but always think of them as stonking great muscly things - don't
know why, really. *Here's another photo which is a bit more helpful, I
think:http://i41.tinypic.com/2m5zc44.jpg

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My first thought is a Grevillia flower before it's fully open
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27238688@N00/189639388
David Hill

But do any Grevilleas grow in those long flower heads? The ones I've seen
are like small 'balls' of flowers.
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