Grevillea barklyana -also known as gully grevillea. Endemic to an area of the Baw Baw Shire in Victoria, Australia. Reaches 8-10 metres in its natural site of damp, sheltered gullies. The tree here is about 4 metres tall. This grevillea (I was erroneously calling it a toothbrush grevillea until I tracked down the correct species today) is a tree with much to offer. Walk this way and you'll see. Birds, bees and all manner of bugs enjoy the flowers which are a toothbrush shape, along with several other species and cultivars. The flowers lasted from August to October last year and are just beginning to decorate the tree now. This is how they start: There's more to this tree than flowers though. It has a naturally rounded canopy and somewhat resembles a parasol in form. This, with some light pruning, created an enclosed space underneath the tree that is rather magical. As a leaf dies it goes through quite a striking colour-change on its way to becoming completely black.
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Marion May Campbell
19/3/2019 01:49:56 pm
Thank you 20AcreBushBlock Blogger! You've taught me something more about where I live but had no name for: will look out in Baw Baw shire for this astonishing spreading Large Leaf Gully Grevillea.
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