Grevillea
Spider flowers · also Banks grevillea, Red silky oak, Kahili flower
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Grevillea is a genus of about 360 species of evergreen flowering plants, ranging from shrubs to large trees up to 150 feet tall, with showy zygomorphic flowers. They are drought tolerant, thrive in full sun and well-drained soil, and provide high wildlife value to pollinators and birds. Some species can be fast-growing but others, like Grevillea robusta, can be invasive in some regions.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 4640.30%8.8 yr7.9 in
- 3830.03%——
- 140.01%25 yr6.0 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 15–150 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–60 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.9 in, mean 9.9 in, 90th percentile 20 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Eastern Australian temperate forests
- Southeast Australia temperate forests
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- Eastern Australia mulga shrublands
- Southeast Australia temperate savanna
Other Grevillea in the catalogue
2 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
