12-03-2009, 11:07 PM
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ID of exotic flower please
"Sacha" wrote
"Dave Hill" wrote:
Sacha wrote:
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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Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online
My first thought is a Grevillia flower before it's fully open
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27238688@N00/189639388
But do any Grevilleas grow in those long flower heads? The ones I've seen
are like small 'balls' of flowers.
Take a look at this...
http://www.australisplants.com.au/or...talSunset1.jpg
probably not the cultivar but take a look at the leaves too.
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Regards
Bob Hobden
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