Northern Beaches FloraBaby Sun Rose Blowfly Grass (Briza maxima) Bottlebrushes Coastal Morning Glory (Ipomoea indica) Cyathea cooperi Grevillea ‘Peaches and Cream’ Grevillea Poorinda Royal Mantle Native Violet Norfolk Pine Ochna Pigface Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) Scurvy Weed Spear Thistle (Cirsium vulgare) Spiny-headed Mat-rush

Grevillea “Peaches and Cream” is a cultivar between Grevillea banksii and Grevillea bipinnatifida. This variety is said to have arose as a seedling in a Brisbane garden.

Grevillea “Peaches and Cream”, Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
Grevillea “Peaches and Cream”, Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW

This Grevillea with its pastel pink and yellow flowers is a popular and favourite among gardeners. A bushy shrub that grows up to 2 metres in height and features green leaves that take on a bronze tinge in winter.

Grevillea “Peaches and Cream”, Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
Grevillea “Peaches and Cream”, Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW

The inflorescences open as yellow, developing shades of pink and orange.

Grevillea “Peaches and Cream”, Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
Grevillea “Peaches and Cream”, Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
Grevillea “Peaches and Cream”, Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
Grevillea “Peaches and Cream”, Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
Grevillea “Peaches and Cream”, Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
Grevillea “Peaches and Cream”, Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
Grevillea “Peaches and Cream”, Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
Grevillea “Peaches and Cream”, Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
Grevillea “Peaches and Cream”, Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
Grevillea “Peaches and Cream”, Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
Grevillea “Peaches and Cream”, Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
Grevillea “Peaches and Cream”, Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
Grevillea “Peaches and Cream”, Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
Grevillea “Peaches and Cream”, Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
Grevillea “Peaches and Cream”, Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
Grevillea “Peaches and Cream”, Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
Grevillea “Peaches and Cream”, Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
Grevillea “Peaches and Cream”, Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
Grevillea “Peaches and Cream”, Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
Grevillea “Peaches and Cream”, Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
Grevillea “Peaches and Cream”, Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Phylum: Charophyta
  • Class: Equisetopsida
  • Subclass: Magnoliidae
  • Superorder: Proteanae
  • Order: Proteales
  • Family: Proteaceae
  • Genus: Grevillea
  • Species: Grevillea banksii
  • Species: Grevillea bipinnatifida
  • Unranked: Grevillea ‘Peaches and Cream’

Footnote & References

  1. Many thanks for cultivar species ID to Ollie Sherlock, member of Australian Indigenous Plant Identification Facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/1469859343324569/
  2. Grevillea banksii R.Br., Banks Grevillea, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2917894
  3. Grevillea bipinnatifida R.Br., Fuchsia Grevillea, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2894796
  4. Grevillea ‘Peaches and Cream’, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/171031
  5. Grevillea “Peaches and Cream”, Australian Native Plants Society (Australia), https://anpsa.org.au/plant_profiles/grevillea-peaches-and-cream/

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