Grevillea Study Group

Welcome to the Grevillea Study Group

The Grevillea Study Group is one of a number of Study Groups within the Australian Native Plants Society (Australia). Our aim is to further knowledge about the cultivation, propagation and conservation of members of the genus Grevillea. The group has been particularly active over the past 20 years and includes among its members some of the most knowledgeable people on the botany, ecology and cultivation of grevilleas. Two of its members, Peter Olde (the Group leader) and Neil Marriott are responsible for the superb three-volume Grevillea Book which contains details of all species (including photographs, diagrams, distribution information) as well as an account of the history of discovery and cultivation of the genus and information on propagation and cultivation.

Members of the Group are mainly keen amateurs with no formal horticultural or botanical knowledge, although a number of professionals in those fields also participate. As in all study groups, the members’ work is mainly carried out in their own homes and gardens and in their own spare time but the Group also undertakes regular field excursions. The members of the group have introduced many species into cultivation and established living collections at several locations.

The group produces three comprehensive newsletters per year and, since the inception of the group, over 100 newsletters have been issued. Past issues of the newsletters can be downloaded from this site (see the link below).

The Group also maintains an extensive seed bank. Seed is available to members free or at a nominal cost.

If you are interested in the cultivation, propagation, conservation and appreciation of Australia’s native flora, especially grevilleas, why not consider joining and helping to promote these beautiful plants more widely.

(Photo: Grevillea petrophiloides; Brian Walters)
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Join

Membership is available to members of an ANPSA-affiliated Regional Society. If you are not a member of a Regional Society, please contact the Society located in your State or Territory for further information.

For more information or to join please send a request using the following form (please note that all fields are mandatory* – you may edit the ‘Message’ field if necessary).

Grevillea Study Group Form

Signup form for the Grevillea Study Group that sends a notification to the Study Group leader.

Newsletters

Regular newsletters are published several times per year to record activities and experiences of Group members in cultivating grevilleas, keeping up to date on scientific knowledge of the genus and reporting on field trips to various parts of Australia.

The newsletters are available for download as is an Index to Issues 1 to 100.

The most recent Newsletters will be uploaded about a year in arrears, so that current Study Group members have privileged access to current content.

The Index to issues 1 to 100 of the newsletters is  is divided into the following sections:

  • Species
  • Seed
  • Cuttings
  • Hybrids and Hybrid Cultivars
  • People
  • Papers
  • Technical
  • General Subjects
  • Obituary

Note: The Index and the newsletters are in pdf format.

****Click here to access the Grevillea Study Group Newsletters and Index*****


Grevillea Species List

The Grevillea Study Group currently recognises 377 species and 99 subspecies.

The list differs slightly from the taxa recognised at specific/subspecies rank in or by implication in the Flora of Australia. The Study Group affords continued recognition to G. adpressa, G. apiciloba, G. magnifica, G. superba, G. microcarpa. It also recognises G. umbellulata subsp. acerosa. Other changes to recognitions in The Grevillea Book (1994-5) by Flora of Australia (2000) are here accepted.

****Click here to view the species and subspecies list****


Grevillea Plant Profiles

Profiles of over 50 Grevillea species and cultivars have been incorporated into the Grevillea section of the ANPSA website, which can be found under ‘Plant Guides > Common Plant Genera and Families’ .

Each profile includes a photograph and information on natural distribution, taxonomy, cultivation and propagation.

Click here to view the Grevillea profiles

The Grevillea section of the website also covers the characteristics, cultivation and propagation of grevilleas generally, and includes references to other Grevillea resources.

Click here to view the Grevillea section


Grevillea Bibliography

A comprehensive bibliography of publications dealing with grevilleas is available (Updated April 2015.).

The bibliography includes books dealing with Grevillea specifically, general books on Australian native plants that reference grevillea and scientific publications.

Click here to download the bibliography


Grevillea Resources

These are a few internet and other resources on Grevillea that might prove useful – see also the Grevillea Bibliography, above:

Books:

  • Burke, D (1983), Growing Grevilleas in Australia and New Zealand, Kangaroo Press, Kenthurst, New South Wales.
  • Elliot, W. R and Jones D (1990), The Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants, Vol.5, Lothian Publishing Company Pty Ltd, Melbourne.
  • McGillivray, D assisted by Makinson, R (1993), Grevillea, Melbourne University Press.
  • Olde, P and Marriott, N (1994), The Grevillea Book, Vols.1,2,3, Kangaroo Press, Kenthurst, New South Wales.
  • Wrigley, J and Fagg, M (1989), Banksias, Waratahs and Grevilleas, Collins Publishers, Australia.

Journals:

Several issues of the Society’s journal “Australian Plants” are particularly useful for those interested in Grevillea.

  • Vol 9, No.75 June 1978; Grevillea in Horticulture.
  • Vol 13, No.108 September 1986; Many species described with photographs.
  • Vol 14, No.115 June 1988; Tropical Grevillea hybrids with photographs.
  • Vol 18, No.144 September 1995; Three threatened Grevilleas with photographs.
  • Vol.21 No.170 March 2002; Popular hybrids; Propagation by seed and grafting; Cinderella Grevillea; Illawarra Grevillea Park; Grevillea for cut flowers; New cultivars.
  • Vol.21 No.173 December 2002; The Grevillea ‘Robyn Gordon’ complex; Some rainforest Grevilleas.
  • Vol.22 No.181 December 2004; Allergy to Grevilleas.

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