Re: R: mystery plant

Grevillea robusta requires a touch of summer warmth to
bloom and look their most spectacular in inland areas
of California. It's a nice golden contrast to the
Jacarandas that bloom at the same time.
Lots of leaf drop.
-Jason


--- Tony and Moira <tomory@xtra.co.nz> wrote:

> 
> Tony & Moira Ryan, Wainuiomata, New Zealand
> Climate ( US Zone 9). Annual averages:-
> Minimum -2°C; Maximum 28°C Rainfall 2000mm
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> 
>  I have planted a Grevillea robusta, which should do
> excellent here, as
> > I've seen it growing in the harbor in Alameda,
> which gets fog and cold
> > like we do. I was very amazed by its golden
> inflorescences. When I saw
> > one at a local nursery here, I immediately bought
> it (it was also a
> > bit pot bound, it was obvious it kept getting
> looked over.) I expect
> > in 30 years for it to be an impressive focal
> point!
> 
> Grevillea robust did very well in our Kenya garden
> where I lived as a child. 
> I have also seen it grown here in the warmer parts
> of our local district, 
> but the NZ ones are much smaller trees, so I presume
> the climate is marginal 
> in warmth for them. In Africa ( no frosts at our
> altitude) I remember them 
> as stately trees  probably at least 50 feet high
> though I guess they were 
> most likely not then fully grown (they are said to
> reach 100 ft in the 
> wild). The golden inflorescences  are indeed showy
> and fairly unusual in a 
> genus where the majority of flowers seem to be in
> shades of red.
> 
> Curiously I don't seem to have seen any in their
> native Australia when I 
> have visited there.
> 
> Moira
> 
>
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