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Old 13-03-2009, 11:50 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default ID of exotic flower please

Sacha writes
On 13/3/09 05:15, in article
, "DaveP"
wrote:

It is Grevillea and very close to G. banksii, but the flower spike may
be too long for that species even though there are several quite
diverse forms. There have been quite a few banksii hybrids over the
years and it's a fairly safe bet that this is one of them.


Thanks, Dave and to others who answered helpfully. Interesting, Kay thought
it was a Banksia, given its actual name.


It might not be named for its superficial similarity to Banksia, it
might simply be honouring the same botanist

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Kay