Plant of the Month

January’s Plant of the Month

LATIN NAME: Grevillea miqueliana

COMMON NAME: Round-leaf Grevillea

FAMILY: Proteaceae

TYPE: Evergreen Shrub

LOCATION AT BLOEDEL RESERVE: Road above the Rhododendron Glen

ORIGIN: Australia

GARDEN USES: Hedge/Border or specimen plant

FUN FACT: Native to the mountains in southeast Australia, this shrub is one of the best climate adapted Grevilleas for the Pacific Northwest. The pendant flower clusters seem to be present year-round and are loved by our increasing population of overwintering Anna’s hummingbirds. This species was first formally described by the botanist, Ferdinand von Mueller, in 1855.

–Content by Gardens North Manager Sean Peterson