Variations
Tree Form
This small tree grows to 10m (30ft) tall with spreading branches that forms an open habit and is commonly seen in forests of south east Queensland near Bundaberg. It produces lobed leaves and the flowers are cream to pink and red. It commonly acts as a wound plant intermittently filling damaged areas of forest.

var. forsteri
This shrub is upright and bushy to 3m (10ft) and produces silvery leaves and red or white flowers in spring.

Townsville Form
This small tree grows to 10m (30ft) tall with spreading branches that forms an open habit, but unlike the 'Tree Form' this tree has smaller flowers and inflorescence, up to 60mm (2?in) long.

Prostrate Coastal Form      'Prostrate'
This Queensland shrub has an upright trunk to 150mm (6in) tall with downward spreading branches that form a mound to prostrate habit. The leaves are silvery-grey and the flowers are cream, white or red and the plant is found in exposed coastal positions growing on poor sandy soils.

Cultivars
'Alba'
This small shrub to 2m (6ft) has a bushy habit and produces white flower heads throughout the year. It prefers a full sun protected position and grows on well drained moderately fertile moist soil. It has a medium water requirement once established.

'Flamingo'
This plant grows to a height and width of 3m (10ft) with arching stems that can contain up to twelve pink blooms. The flowers appear throughout the year and the plant tolerating light frost and moderately well drained soils. It has a medium water requirement once established.

'Honey Gem'
This upright shrub to small tree has honey-yellow flowers that appear profusely during spring and is an excellent specimen plant.

'Kingaroy Slippers'
This plant has purple-red flowers and the perianth tube looks like a slipper. It is very simular to the species and may not be regarded as a true cultivar. It has a medium water requirement once established.

'Mason's Hybrid' syn.Ned Kelly
This fast growing spreading shrub to 2m (6ft) tall is a cross between G. banksii and G. pinnatifida andproduces dark green, deeply divided leaves. The showy orange-red flowers appear throughout the year and are highly bird attractive.
It prefers an open full sun position tolerating light frost and grows on well drained moderately fertile moist soils. It is used in border planting and tolerates a light regular prune. It has a medium water requirement once established.

'Misty Pink'
This vigorous shrub grows to 5m (15ft) tall by 4m (12ft) wide with greyish lobed leaves and light pink flowers that have contrasting ivory white styles. The flowers are produced throughout the year and are bird attracting. It is planted in shrub borders or as a specimen in small gardens. It is primarily a subtropical plant but tolerates cooler climates in a semi-shaded to full sun position on well drained moist soils. It has a medium water requirement once established.

'Moonlight'     
Grevillea Banksii x Grevillea whiteana
This erect shrub grows to 4m (12ft) tall by 3m (10ft) wide forming a bushy habit with deeply pinnatisect dark green leaves with 9 to 11 narrow lobes. The attractive terminal raceme is up to 120 mm long and the flowers are creamy white to bluish pink appearing throughout the year and are bird attracting.

It is planted in shrub borders or as a specimen in small gardens and is moderately long lived. It prefers a moist well drained moderately fertile soil in semi-shaded to full sun position and is suitable for coastal regions and is drought and frost tender. It is moderately drought, salt and lime tolerant and has a medium water requirement once established.

'Peaches and Cream'
This frost tolerant bushy shrub with bright green leaves and produces a peach-coloured flower. It is drought tolerant and requires little care once established. Suitable for small gardens, pots and courtyards. It has a medium water requirement once established.

'Ruby Red'
This prostrate plant produces silvery lobed leaves and bright red inflorescences up to 60mm (2?in) long. It is an excellent ground cover but dislikes cold conditions and is drought tender. It has a medium water requirement once established.

'Sandra Gordon'
This shrub to small tree grows to 6m (20ft) tall by 3.5m (11ft) wide with a trunk with grey furrowed bark and spreading branches that form an irregular rounded crown. The leaves are deeply divided and the bright yellow nectar rich flowers are arranged in a narrow raceme that appears from late winter to spring.

It prefers a wind protected sunny position and grows on well drained moist soils and has a medium water requirement once established.

'Superb'
This shrub grows to 2m (6ft) tall by 2m (6ft) wide and has a low spreading habit. The leaves are deeply divided and the large slightly pendant flower heads are reddish-orange appearing throughout the year. It is planted in borders for screening or as an informal hedge tolerating a light prune and is bird attracting.

It prefers an open sunny position in moist well drained soil and tolerates a light frost but is drought tender. It has a medium water requirement once established.

'Sylvia'
This small to medium size shrub grows to 4m (12ft) tall by 3m (10ft) wide with woody stems that form a bushy habit. The greyish leaves are divided, fern-like and are bronze-coloured when young. The reddish-pink flowers are arranged in large cylindrical flower head appearing throughout the year and are bird attracting. It is used in border planting for screening and the flowers may be used in floristry.

It must have well drained moderately fertile moist soils and prefers a full sun to semi-shaded position and is drought tender but light frost tolerant. It has a medium water requirement once established.

Note
There are three prostrate forms they all grow to 1 m (3 ft) high with a spreading habit that produce white or red flowers. One form has small leaves to 70 mm (2? in)long.