- Grevillea hookeriana
taxobox
name = Red Toothbrushes
regnum =Plantae
unranked_divisio =Angiosperms
unranked_classis =Eudicots
ordo =Proteales
familia =Proteaceae
genus = "Grevillea "
species = "G. hookeriana "
binomial = "Grevillea hookeriana"
binomial_authority =Meisn.
synonyms="Grevillea pritzelii" Diels
"Grevillea apiciloba" F.Muell.
"Grevillea flabellifolia" S.Moore |"Grevillea hookeriana" (Red Toothbrushes or Hooker's Grevilea) is a
shrub species in the familyProteaceae . It is endemic to the south west region ofWestern Australia .FloraBase|name="Grevillea hookeriana"|id=2017] It usually grows to between 0.5 and 2.5 metres in height and 4 metres wide..Flora of Australia Online|name="Grevillea hookeriana" |id=2607] Yellow, red or black "toothbrush" flowers are produced between May and November.The species was formally described by botanist
Carl Meissner in "Plantae Preissianae " in 1845.cite web |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=GREVILLEA+HOOKERIANA|title="Grevillea hookeriana" |accessdate=2008-10-10|work=Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database|publisher = Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra]Cultivation
A cultivar known as "G".'Red Hooks' (often erroneously referred to as "G. hookeriana" or "G." hookerana") has been in cultivation for many years. It is a hybrid of "G. hookeriana" and ""G. tetragonoloba".
"G. hookeriana" is comparitively rare in cultivation, and less vigorous than the cultivar. It is best suited to a climate where the summers are dry.It requires good drainage and prefers a sunny or partially shaded position and has moderate frost resistance.cite web|title= "Grevillea hookeriana"|publisher=Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP)|url=http://asgap.org.au/g-hoo.html|accessdate=2008-10-10] Propagation is from semi-mature cuttings or seed.
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