Red Tooth Brushes

Grevillea hookeriana is a spreading to erect shrub that typically grows to 0.5–2.5 m (1 ft 8 in – 8 ft 2 in) high and up to 4 m (13 ft) wide. Its leaves are 10–135 mm (0.39–5.31 in) long, sometimes linear and 0.6–2.6 mm (0.024–0.102 in) wide, or deeply divided with up to nine linear lobes 0.8–1.9 mm (0.031–0.075 in) wide. The linear leaves or lobes are sharply-pointed, the edges rolled under obscuring most of the lower surface. The flowers are arranged in toothbrush-shaped groups on a rachis 25–80 mm (0.98–3.15 in) long, and are silky- to shaggy-hairy, red, black or yellowish-green the pistil 18–21.5 mm (0.71–0.85 in) long. The fruit is a hairy follicle 12–18 mm (0.47–0.71 in) long.

Hooker's grevillea is widespread in the south-west of Western Australia, where it grows in heath or shrubland, mainly between Three Springs, Mount Churchman (near Karroun Hill Nature Reserve), Coolgardie and Katanning. Subspecies apiciloba is mostly found in the centre of the species' range, subsp. digitata in the north-west of the species' range and subsp. hookeriana in the area between Coorow, Katanning, Newdegate and Merredin.

A cultivar known as G. 'Red Hooks' (often erroneously referred to as G. hookeriana or G. hookerana) has been in cultivation for many years. It is a hybrid of G. hookeriana and G. tetragonoloba. G. hookeriana is comparatively rare in cultivation, and less vigorous than the cultivar. It is best suited to a climate where the summers are dry. It requires good drainage and prefers a sunny or partially shaded position and has moderate frost resistance. Propagation is from semi-mature cuttings or seed.