Australian Cultivar Registration Authority Descriptions of Registered Cultivars

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Agonis 'Variegata'

Agonis flexuosa 'Variegata'

ORIGIN: This cultivar has been grown commercially for many years but its origin is obscure. The specimen submitted for registration is from a plant at Burnley Horticultural College, Richmond, Victoria, received 15 June 1978.

DIAGNOSIS: Agonis 'Variegata’ differs from other known forms of this species in its variegated leaves. The variegation consists of a yellow border varying in width from 0.5-1mm, and a pale green mid portion from 1-2mm broad with a darker midrib in some leaves. Reversion to normal leaves can occur as is demonstrated on the specimen described here. The green leaves, produced on a lateral branchlet, are in general larger than the variegated leaves. In this specimen the former are 45-80mm long and 2-4mm broad, the variegated leaves on the other hand, are 20-50mm long and 2-4mm broad. In addition the green portion of the variegated leaves is paler than the normal leaf colour and seem to emphasis an overall less vigorous appearance.

REFERENCES: ACC004

NB. In the above cultivar name the latinized form is conserved in accordance with part `b' of article 27 in The International Code of Nomenclature of Cultivated Plants.