Brookvale Public School
 
Grey Spider Flower
 
 
By Giau and Chanon

Common Name : Spider Flower

Botanical Name :  Grevillea buxifolia

Location : Manly Dam

Common/Uncommon : Common

Plant Height : Shrub, 1-1.5 metres

Flower Colour : White/grey, ball like shape

Flower size :  1-2 centimetres

Leaf Size : 0.5 centimetres

Leaf Shape :  Small bright green flowers, very sharp point.

Other Information :

Spider Flowers are amongst Australia's most attractive group of plants. The Spider Flower has a wide diversity of form, shape, and size. This type  is a ground hugging, a bushy shrub. Other grevillia's are sometime called bird flowers because of the rich nector in the flowers which honey eaters enjoy. Plants flower over a long period of time.