Detail
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Grevillea huegelii
Comb Grevillea
Notes

Uses: Suitable for parks, reserves, wider roadside plantings. As an informal hedge, screen or barrier in low traffic areas due to its dense habit.
Requires well-drained soils.
Bird attracting, food and habitat source.
Caution: Can cause skin irritations.
Note: This species is provisionally classified schedule 1, Regulation 24.2 under the Sewerage Act. Written approval is required prior to planting in streets or roads. It should not be planted closer than two metres to any sewer main or connection.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.


:LE: Lake Eyre   
:NU: Nullarbor   
:GT: Gairdner-Torrens   
:FR: Flinders Rangers  
:EA: Eastern   
:EP: Eyre Peninsula
:NL: Northern Lofty
:MU: Murray
:YP: Yorke Peninsula
:SL: Southern Lofty
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Height 0.5-2.5m
  • Spread 1.5-3m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Proteaceae
  • Botanical Name Grevillea huegelii
  • Common Name Comb Grevillea
  • Origin SA,N,V,W
  • Habit Dense, Rounded
  • Landscape Footslopes, Hills, Plains
  • Soil Texture Loam, Sand
  • pH Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Red
  • Flowering Time Spring
  • Flower Type Spider/Clustered
  • Purpose Habitat, Ornamental
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Medium Shrub (Usually between 1.2m & 3.6m)
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region