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APPLICANT: Rod & Robyn Parsons
FAMILY: Proteaceae
ORIGIN: Collected from a coastal area in southern Victoria
DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERS: Strong honey fragrance of flowers
HABIT/DESCRIPTION: A moderately dense small shrub
SIZE: 1m H x 1.5m W
FLOWER COLOUR: Golden with red styles
FLOWER SIZE: 50-200mm long x 40-80mm in diameter
FLOWERING TIME: Mar - Aug
LEAVES: Olive green
COLOUR CODING RHS 1995:
Leaves: 147A Yellow - Green group
Flowers: 22A Yellow - Orange group
FROST HARDINESS: H igh
DROUGHT HARDINESS: M edium
YEARS IN CULTIVATION: Introduced in June 1999
HAS THE CULTIVAR BEEN TESTED: Has been on sale in all Eastern states of Australia for over 10 years
ACCEPTED FOR REGISTRATION ON: 29 October 2010