Grevillea 'Fire Sprite'

Grevillea 'Fire Sprite'
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Hybrid parentage Grevillea longistyla × Grevillea venusta
Cultivar 'Fire Sprite'
Origin Selected in Queensland

Grevillea 'Fire Sprite' is a grevillea cultivar. It is a cross between G. longistyla and G. venusta. First developed in 1996, it was registered with the Australian Cultivar Registration Authority (ACRA) in 2007. It has a shrubby habit, reaching 3 m (10 ft) high and 5 m (15 ft) wide.[1]

Original developer Merv Hodge has been impressed by its long flowering period, its reliability, and its ability to attract birds to the garden. He reports Brown Honeyeaters, Scarlet Honeyeaters and Eastern Spinebills as visitors.[2] It has remained popular after release.[3]

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References

  1. ^ Australian Cultivar Registration Authority (2007). "Grevillea 'Fire Sprite'". Canberra, ACT: Australian National Botanic Gardens. http://www.anbg.gov.au/acra/descriptions/acc788.html. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
  2. ^ Hodge, Merv (2002). "Popular Hybrids: Grevillea". Australian Plants 21 (170): 235–43. 
  3. ^ Campbell,, Colin (29 October 2004). "Fact Sheet: Grevilleas". Gardening Australia website. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s1230511.htm. Retrieved 26 September 2011.