| Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon' | |
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| Hybrid parentage | Grevillea banksii × Grevillea bipinnatifida |
| Cultivar | 'Robyn Gordon' |
| Origin | Selected by David Gordon at "Myall Park", Glenmorgan, Queensland |
Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon' is a grevillea cultivar which has been planted widely in Australia and other countries.
Description
It is a shrub that grows to two metres high and three metres wide, with divided leaves. The deep red inflorescences are about 15 cm long by 9 cm wide[1] and attract honeyeaters.
Origins
The cultivar was a chance cross between a red-flowered form of Grevillea banksii and G. bipinnatifida, selected by the late plant collector David Gordon in Queensland for its prolific and sustained flowering.[2] Trials, which began in 1963, demonstrated stability in its characteristics and it was released to the nursery trade in 1968. It was registered in 1973 under the name 'Robyn Gordon' in memory of his daughter who died in 1969, aged 16.[3][4]
Allergies
Along with a number of other grevilleas in the Robyn Gordon group of cultivars,[4] it may cause allergic contact dermatitis for certain sensitive individuals who come into contact with it.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Stewart, Angus (2001). Gardening on the Wild Side. Sydney: ABC Books. p. 105. ISBN 0-7333-0791-4.
- ↑ "Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon'". List of Registered Cultivars derived from Australian native flora. Australian Cultivar Registration Authority. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ↑ Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria, 'Dave Gordon, botanical collector', http://www.anbg.gov.au/biography/gordon-david.html, updated 13 November 2007.
- 1 2 Grevillea "Robyn Gordon" and Similar Cultivars article, Australian Native Plants Society (Australia) http://anpsa.org.au/g-super1.html
- ↑
- Menz J, Rossi ER, Taylor WC, Wall L (September 1986). "Contact dermatitis from Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon'". Contact Derm. 15 (3): 126–31. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0536.1986.tb01311.x. PMID 2946534.