Grevillea victoriae

Spreading to erect shrub (1–)1.5–3(–5) m high, 1.5–4.5(–6) m wide. Branchlets densely subsericeous or densely subtomentose. Leaves entire, usually narrowly elliptic to lanceolate, or occasionally ovate or oblanceolate, (20–)35–120(–200) mm long, (7–)10–35(–50) mm wide; upper surface glabrous, or occasionally microscopically asperulous (40 x magnification), dull or glossy; margins flat to revolute; lower surface densely sericeous or subsericeous, or densely subtomentose, lateral veins evident to prominent, reticulum absent or prominent. Conflorescences terminal or axillary, decurved to pendulous, usually simple to 3-branched. Primary peduncles (0–)3–17mm long, (1.0–)1.2–1.6 mm wide, indumentum moderately densely subsericeous; floral rachises (8–)17–90 mm long. Very early flower buds wholly ferruginous or light ferruginous, or perianth below the limb ferruginous and limb tan-coloured. Limb of flower buds subglobose in side view, apex obtuse. Limb-segments of tepals (mature pre-anthesis flowers) not keeled or seldom slightly to moderately keeled along external midline. Dorsal tepals 18–22 mm(–23.5) long, 1.9–2.5 mm wide. Perianth outer surface (below limb) red or pinkish-red, epidermis partially visible, densely subsericeous, subtomentose or tomentose; inner surface glabrous except for beard near base; perianth inner surface monochromatic, red or pinkish-red. Pistil (18–)20–22.5(–25) mm long, ovary stipitate, glabrous, style red or pinkish-red; face of pollen strongly oblique to style, flat to slightly convex. Fruits glabrous. Flowering has been recorded primarily Aug.-Jan., but in the absence of snow can occur sporadically throughout the year.