This vigorous shrub has spreading woody branches that form a rounded habit. It has divided leaves that are bronze ageing to shiny green and the toothbrush-like yellow flowers appear in a raceme from winter to early summer.

Hardiness zones 9 to 11

Grevillea hookerana is naturally found in Australia growing widespread in inland south east Western Australia in heath or mixed shrubland.

It prefers a well drained moderately fertile sandy to gravelly soil in an open sunny position with hot dry summers and is light frost and drought tolerant.

Hooker's Grevillea is a vigorous shrub though the species is not commonly cultivated. Forms of this plant are used in parks and gardens as a specimen or planted along borders for screening. It establishing in 2 to 3 years and is attracts honey and seed eating birds. ID 157

Note:
Contact with the foliage may cause skin allergies.

Grevillea(gre-VIL-ee-a) hookerana(HOOK-er-AH-nah)

'Grevillea': after Charles F. Greville, London president of the Royal Horticultural Society; 'hookerana': after British botanist Sir Joseph Hooker.

Proteaceae (pro-tee-AY-see-ee)
Protea Family