Grevillea glossadenia
Grevillea glossadenia is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to Queensland, in northeastern Australia. It is an erect shrub with more or less elliptic leaves and deep yellow-orange to orange-red flowers. Description. "Grevillea glossdenia" is a shrub that typically grows to a height of . Its leaves are more or less elliptic, long and wide with the edges curved downwards and slightly wavy. The lower surface of the leaves is silky-hairy. The flowers are arranged in small clusters in leaf axils or the ends of branches along a rachis up  to long and are deep yellow-orange to orange-red, the pistil long and the style orange to reddish. Flowering in most months but mainly from April to August and the fruit is an oval follicle long. Taxonomy. "Grevillea glossadenia" was first formally described in 1975 by Donald McGillivray in the journal "Telopea" from plant material collected by Bernard Hyland from near Bakerville (near Irvinebank) in 1972. Distribution and habitat. This grevillea grows in woodland or open forest mainly between Walkamin, Irvinbank and Herberton. Conservation status. This species is listed as a "vulnerable" under the Queensland Government "Nature Conservation Act  1992". Cultivation. "Grevillea glossadenia" is cultivated as an ornamental plant. It is suitable for use in small gardens as a shrub or small tree, where it grows readily in a sunny position with good drainage. It is frost hardy and tolerates humidity. The cultivar — "Grevillea" 'Orange Marmalade' was produced by crossing this species with "Grevillea venusta".