Grevillea 'Hills Jubilee'

ORIGIN: Named in commemoration of the 25 th anniversary of the Hills Grammar School at Kenthurst, NSW. Applicant Peter Ollerenshaw of Bywong Nursery. Application received 14 August 2007.

DESCRIPTION: A moderately dense, compact shrub to 1 metre in diameter. Flowers ca. 2.2cm in diameter, with white perianth and pink style, from April to September.

DIAGNOSIS: Manipulated hybrid cross between female G291 (Grevillea baueri x Grevillea alpina Warby Range form) and male Grevillea rosmarinifolia ‘Lutea’ which has distinctive coloured flowers.

COLOUR CODE : RHS Colour Chart 1995

Flowers: Style – red group 53C.
Perianth – greyed yellow group 160C
Leaves upper surface: Old leaves: Green group 141A
New leaves: Yellow/green group 144A

CULTIVATION: Has been in trailled at Bywong Nursery for more than 3 years, is frost resistant and moderately drought hardy.

ACCEPTED FOR REGISTRATION ON: 1 January 2009