Mr M Hodge of Queensland originated this plant from a cross between Grevillea bipinnati...Read Morefida with pollen coming from G. banksii 'Alba'.
He has stated "I originated this plant but did not give it the name. I gave it to a friend when a seedling thinking that it was G. bipinnatifida . He later realised that it was a hybrid and passed it on to another nursery who gave it the name and produced the label. If I had grown it to maturity and I would have destroyed it because it is too similar to its sibling G. 'Superb' which I regard as a superior plant. To be fair flowers go through various colours including pink as they age. However at no time are they white. It is difficult to come up with a name that is regarded by all as perfect for the plant. Unfortunately this plant is different to G.'Superb' but often nurseries confuse the two and wrongly label them. Hence my attitude of destroying plants that are not significantly different to what is already in circulation. Aside from the name does the description on the label say that the plant is pink and white. On the credit side this hybrid is usually hardy. That is much better than a plant that might have a good name but is short lived."
The name Coconut Ice has been criticized because it infers the colors are pink and white when in fact they are pink but turn to a darker orange.
Grevillea bipinnatifida x banksii
Mr M Hodge of Queensland originated this plant from a cross between Grevillea bipinnati...Read More