Grevillea 'Red Hooks'
Grevillea 'Red Hooks'
Grevilleas are popular garden plants both in temperate and subtropical climates. They can be grown from soft tip cuttings from late summer, or from seed. In temperate regions, they are best grown in the in a conservatory or in a very sheltered part of the garden. 'Red Hooks' is a rounded, dense shrub up to 3m high by 4-5m across, with more or less horizontal branches. It has bright green leaves and bright red, toothbrush-like racemes are usually held horizontally. They appear for most of the year but give are at their best in winter and spring.
Contributed by @linleys
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Grevillea 'Red Hooks'
Latin name
Grevillea 'Red Hooks'
type
Evergreen Shrub
family
Proteaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
5.00 M
3.00 M
Grevillea 'Red Hooks'
Grevilleas are popular garden plants both in temperate and subtropical climates. They can be grown from soft tip cuttings from late summer, or from seed. In temperate regions, they are best grown in the in a conservatory or in a very sheltered part of the garden. 'Red Hooks' is a rounded, dense shrub up to 3m high by 4-5m across, with more or less horizontal branches. It has bright green leaves and bright red, toothbrush-like racemes are usually held horizontally. They appear for most of the year but give are at their best in winter and spring.
Planting young plants
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Can be purchased from good nurseries in pots and planted straight into the growing site. Establish plants in the garden in spring in a sheltered, sunny place in free draining acid or neutral soil. Grow pot plants in a soil based compost such as John Innes number 3, adding peat or peat substitute to make up to a quarter of the volume.
Propagation
From Early Spring TO Mid Summer
Sow seeds under glass during spring or take semi-ripe cuttings in summer.
linleys
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