On 12/3/09 23:07, in article , "Bob Hobden"
wrote:


"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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South Devon
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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...villeaCoastalS
unset1.jpg
probably not the cultivar but take a look at the leaves too.

That's very, very close, Bob. The one I've got in a bouquet is so similar
to that. Grevillea it is, surely? You and David Hill must be right, I
think. Now I need to pin down which it is, precisely. And also wonder if
we can find a shoot or two to from which to take cuttings! It's a lovely
thing.

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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
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