Gardening Matters: Rare and threatened grevilleas need a survival plan

By Warren Sheather
Updated April 27 2018 - 5:52pm, first published 12:15pm
Threatened: Grevillea scortechinii or Black Grevillea, is a local rare species that has unusual toothbrush-shaped flower heads.
Threatened: Grevillea scortechinii or Black Grevillea, is a local rare species that has unusual toothbrush-shaped flower heads.

New South Wales is home to numerous native plants that are rare or threatened. Many are protected in national parks and other reserves. There is also an increasing number that are coming into cultivation. The long term survival of rare native plants requires a “two-pronged” approach. They need to be protected in the wild and also brought into cultivation.

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