Grevillea 'Moonlight'

Infobox Cultivar | name = "Grevillea" 'Moonlight'

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = 'Moonlight' in flower,
Hunter Region Botanic Gardens
hybrid = "Grevillea whiteana" selected form
cultivar = 'Moonlight'
origin = Selected in Queensland

"Grevillea" 'Moonlight' is a widely cultivated and popular garden plant in Australian gardens and amenities.

It was a selected form of the Queensland species "Grevillea whiteana", although this as been questioned because of the difference in appearance to the parent plant.cite book |last=Stewart |first=Angus |authorlink= Angus Stewart|title=Gardening on the Wild Side |pages=p. 104|year=2001 |publisher=ABC Books |location=Sydney |isbn=0-7333-0791-4] Hybrid between a white-flowered form of "Grevillea banksii" and the previous plant has been proposed.Fact|date=March 2008

It is an upright woody shrub which may reach convert|4|m|ft|0|abbr=on high by convert|1.5|m|ft|0|abbr=on wide. It has deeply divided dark green fern-like leaves that are approximately convert|20|cm|in|0|abbr=on long. The inflorescences are creamy white racemes that are up to convert|25|cm|in|0|abbr=on long, and may occur year-round.

Highly regarded by celebrity gardener Don Burke among others, [cite web |url=http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/factsheets/Flowering-Plants-and-Shrubs/Dons-Bakers-Dozen:-13-Best-Grevilleas/2102 |title=Fact Sheet - Don's Baker's Dozen: 13 Best Grevilleas |accessdate=2008-03-16 |author=Burke D |date=2008 |work=Burke's Backyard Website |publisher=CTC Productions] it has been widely used in gardens and amenities plantings around Australia, where it thrives in a well-drained sunny position. It is tolerant of humidity and frost. As with all cultivars, propagation is by cuttings, though this can be difficult. Heavy pruning may be required to keep it from getting top-heavy as well as promoting a dense habit. [cite journal|author=Mclean R |year=2000|title=Bits 'n' Pieces |journal=Grevillea Study Group newsletter |issue=57 |pages=p. 5 |issn=0725-8755 |url=http://asgap.org.au/ASGAP/grev57.pdf|format=PDF |accessdate=2008-03-16]

It has also been used in the cut flower industry to some extent, as well as proposed as a suitable plant for street plantings. [cite web |url=http://www.nambucca.nsw.gov.au/content/uploads/streettreeguidelines.pdf|format=PDF |title=Nambucca Shire Council - Street Tree Guidelines |accessdate=2008-03-16 |author=Nambucca Shire Council |date=4th April 2005 |work=Nambucca Shire Council Website |publisher=Nambucca Shire Council]

References

ee also

*List of Grevillea cultivars