Grevillea 'Evelyn's Coronet'
The plant can be expected to reach a height of about 2m with a
spread of approximately 1.75m and exhibits an erect habit. Leaves are shiny
green on upper surface and somewhat rough to touch, the underside is a
paler green and covered with hairs. Individual leaves are about 2cm long
and about 3mm wide. Leaf edges are rolled under. Each leaf ends in a sharp
point, sometimes these points are hooked. Flowers are woolly and pink with
upright red-purple styles. Flower clusters are dense, rounded and produced
terminally. Individual flowers are approximately 8mm long, styles up to
1.5cm long. The plant is described as being vigorous and hardy producing
numerous, readily seen terminal inflorescences.
Diagnosis:
It can be distinguished from its asumed parents in that its
leaves are intermediate in size and the flowers are intermediate in size,
colour and formation.
Thryptomene saxicola 'Mingenew'
This cultivar was selected for its larger, purple flowers. The
flowers are up to 7mm diameter and are borne on longer pedicels than is
normal. The flowering period is from March to October (in Melbourne) but
some flowers can be found throughout the year. The shrub is of medium
density, growing to ca. 0.5m tall by 1-2m wide. The branches are arching.
In most respects it resembles the more usual form of the species.
Diagnosis:
T.'Mingenew' can be distinguished from T. saxicola by its
slightly larger flowers which are the purple colour of the flowers.
Grevillea 'Orange Marmalade'
This cultivar grows into an open shrub to 2.5m tall by 2m
wide. Leaves ca. 70mm long, densely covered beneath with closely appressed
grey velvety hairs. Leaf veins coated with short brown hairs which are also
present on the stems. Upper surface appears glabrous but is sparsely coated
with very short appressed silky hairs. Flowers are borne in short terminal
racemes and are found sporadically throughout the year; perianth tube
curved and densely covered in brown and grey hairs; style ca. 25mm long,
reddish-black in colour with a thick covering of long brown hairs along
full length of style, large tufts of brown and grey hairs at base of style.
Diagnosis:
G. venusta:
Erect, spreading shrub 2-4m X 2-5m; leaves 100-200mm long lobed
or entire, silky hairy underneath with rusty hairs along the veins; flowers
green and orange, appressed rusty hairs on perianth; styles reddish-black,
25mm long, coated in silky hairs, racemes loose but erect, 20-60mm long and
terminal on short branchlets. Flowers most of the year
G. 'Orange Marmalade':
Open shrub 2.5m tall X 2m wide; leaves entire 70mm
long, silky hairy underneath with rusty hairs along veins; flowers orange ,
perianth clothed in brown and grey hairs; style is erect, ca. 25mm long and
has thick covering of brown hairs with large tufts of hair at the base;
flowers in short terminal racemes.
G. glossadenia:
Shrub 1-2m X 1-2m wide; leaves 50-120mm long, greyish-hairy
beneath; flowers orange, red & yellow, spider shape, perianth hairy; style
20-27mm long, flowers in dense clusters winter & spring but spasmodic
Callistemon pallidus 'Candle Glow'
Callistemon 'Candle Glow' is a prostrate form of Callistemon
pallidus. This cultivar grows to 100mm tall by plus/minus 2.5m across. All
other botanical details of the cultivar are as for C. pallidus.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar is readily distinguished from the rest of C.
pallidus by its prostrate habit.
Grevillea 'Forest Rambler'
A sprawling mid-green, bushy, fertile shrub (2-)2.5-3.5 m high 3-6 m wide. Leaves:simple,4-6 cm long, 4-7.5 mm wide, glabrous, elliptic, upper surface flat, mid-green, lower surface pale-green; texture leathery.
Flowers:pedicels 7 mm long; p erianth10 mm long, p istil27 mm long; style 16 mm long. Flower Colour: Buds green becoming pink on the lower perianth, utlimately the perianth all pink with limb pale pink. Pistil green.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar most closely resembles G. shiressii from which it differs in its rambling habit, its shorter leaves with acute apices and its pale pink flowers.
Similar hybrids - Grevillea ‘Ruby Clusters’ (syn. G.‘Splendour’ ) closely resembles this cultivar but differs in its deep red flowers.
Correa backhouseana var. coriacea 'Eucla Gold'
Erect small shrub to c. 1.2 m x 0.8 m with a moderately dense
habit. Branchlets highly tomentose with minute rust-coloured stellate hairs
becoming green and glabrous with occasional clusters of short stellate
hairs on older stems. Simple leaves ovate, 20 mm x 10 mm. Leaf apices
acute, leaf bases oblique, venation reticulate, margins entire. Upper
surfaces of mature leaves dark green and coriaceous. Upper surfaces of
young leaves minutely densely tomentose with white stellate hairs and
occasional rust-coloured stellate hairs, becoming more concentrated at
margins. Lower surfaces minutely densely tomentose with white stellate
hairs becoming rust-coloured on the veins and margins. Flowers axillary or
terminal on short branchlets, pedicels 4 mm long, light green minutely
densely tomentose with white stellate hairs. Calyx hemispherical,
mid-green, coriaceous becoming densely tomentose towards base, 2-3 mm long.
Corolla cylindrical, 25 mm x 8 mm with petals barely recurved, creamy
yellow with a fine tomentum of rust-coloured stellate hairs becoming
concentrated towards tips of petals. Stamens 4+4, inserted at base of disc,
filaments broadened towards base, anthers slightly exerted, dark brown,
narrow-oblong, apex slightly truncate. Peak flowering is from April to July
in most districts.
Diagnosis:
Distinguished from other C. backhouseana var. coriacea plants
which have smaller flowers usually less than 20 mm long and are narrower.
Flower colour is also brighter than normal forms, which are pale
yellow-green.
Ozothamnus diosmifolius 'Winter White'
Upright small shrub with aromatic leaves and terminal white buds flower heads which develop in Winter.
Anigozanthos 'Rambodiam'
Dwarf clumping selection 0.6-07 m with masses of white flowers in Spring. Diagnosis: A. ‘Bush Pearl’ is the most similar plant to A. ‘Rambodiam’. It is identical in all characteristics apart from flower colour. All other varieties of common knowledge were excluded on the basis of flower colour and time of beginning of flowering. A. 'Lilac Queen' was the only plant identified that had white or whitish flowers. It is very different to A. ‘Rambodiam’ in that it is a tall seasonal flowering variety.
Anigozanthos 'Rambodiam'
Dwarf clumping selection 0.6-07 m with masses of white flowers in Spring. Diagnosis: A. ‘Bush Pearl’ is the most similar plant to A. ‘Rambodiam’. It is identical in all characteristics apart from flower colour. All other varieties of common knowledge were excluded on the basis of flower colour and time of beginning of flowering. A. 'Lilac Queen' was the only plant identified that had white or whitish flowers. It is very different to A. ‘Rambodiam’ in that it is a tall seasonal flowering variety.
Anigozanthos 'Bush Ember'
Compact growing Anigozanthos hybrid having an average height of 235mm with green, arching leaves and orange flowers.
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