Callistemon 'Red Reika'
This cultivar grows to about 4m tall by 3 to 4m wide. The
flowers are red in colour, 150mm long by about 65mm wide. The flowering
period is from October to December.
Diagnosis:
In most respects this cultivar is similar to Callistemon
'Harkness'.
It can be distinguished from Callistemon 'Harkness' by the longer and wider
inflorescences and by the flower colour, which is a deeper red.
Other notes:
The cultivar has proven drought tolerant and frost hardy.
Propagation must be by vegetative means to preserve the cultivar form.
Callistemon 'Glasshouse Country'
This cultivar grows to 3-5m tall by 1.5m wide. The growth
habit is very upright. The trunk is covered in a soft fissured bark that is
papery underneath. The mature foliage is rather stiff and prickly while the
younger growth is paler and is covered with silky hairs. The young foliage
is one of the features of this plant. The flower spikes are from 50-55mm
long with some spring inflorescences reaching 70mm long by 40mm wide. The
flowers are produced in the spring and autumn with occasional flowers
during the summer. The anthers are a light gold in colour and the filaments
are a deep pink.
Diagnosis:
This plant closely resembles C. salignus in most respects and it
is difficult to distinguish it. The hybrid origin of the cultivar has been
established only because the original seedlings were raised from seed taken
from a plant of Callistemon sp. (Tinaroo). The leaves are slightly smaller
than is usual for C. salignus, being up to 60mm long although often
smaller. The ultimate height is also less. The bark is soft but fissured on
the outside with papery bark underneath as compared to the papery bark of
C. salignus. Otherwise, the general appearance is as for C. salignus. A
similar cultivar form the same hybrid cross, Callistemon 'Glasshouse Gem'
can be distinguished by its slightly lighter pink flower colour and its
deep pink new growth.
Seed was originally collected off Callistemon sp.
(Tinaroo) in the mid-1960's. C. salignus occurred naturally in the district
and the resultant seedlings showed distinct characteristics of the latter
species. Seed was collected from the better forms of the hybrid seedlings
and plants were subsequently planted in the applicant's new garden in 1980.
Callistemon 'Glasshouse Country' is the result of one of these seedlings.
Mr WG Trapnell of Save The Trees Nursery in Zillmere examined some of the
seedlings and concluded that Callistemon 'Glasshouse Country' had a good
habit and attractive flower colour. The new growth was also attractive. Mr
Trapnell is growing Callistemon 'Glasshouse Country' for sale through his
nursery outlet.
Callistemon 'Glasshouse Gem'
This cultivar can be expected to reach 3-5m tall by 1.5m wide.
The growth habit is very upright. The trunk is covered in a soft, fissured
grey bark that is papery underneath. Older foliage is rather stiff and
prickly while the younger growth is a deep pink and is covered by silky
hairs. The young foliage is the main feature of this plant. The fower
spikes are ca. 50mm long and are produced in spring and autumn with
occasional flowers during summer.
Diagnosis:
This plant closely resembles C. salignus in most respects and it
is extremely difficult to distinguish it. The hybrid origin is known only
because the original seedlings were raised from seed taken from
Callistemon sp. (Tinaroo). The leaves are slightly smaller than is usual
for C. salignus, being up to 55 mm long though often smaller. The ultimate
height is also smaller, with 3-5m being the maximum height. The bark is
soft and fissured on the outside with papery bark underneath as compared to
the wholly papery bark of C. salignus. The filaments are a dark pink in
colour at anthesis, becoming lighter in colour with age. Otherwise, the
general appearance is very similar to C. salignus.
Callistemon 'Bob Bailey'
The general morphology of this cultivar resembles C. viminalis, growing to 5m tall by 3m wide. The flowers are in dense spikes 100-160mm long by 60mm wide and the filaments are pink in colour. The
flowering season in Townsville is from August to October.
Diagnosis:
Callistemon 'Bob Bailey' can be distinguished from the typical
form of the species by the denser arrangement of flowers on the spikes and
by the flower colour.The filaments are pink instead of the more usual red.
The inflorescence is also slightly wider than is usual for the species.
Other notes:
The cultivar was introduced to horticulture in limited numbers
in 1984. It has proved drought tolerant in Townsville, with even young
plants surviving well through an extended dry period. The general
performance of the cultivar in other parts of Australia should be as for
C. viminalis. The cultivar must be grown by vegetative means to ensure the
cultivar form.
Callistemon viminalis 'Wilderness White'
This cultivar grows to 2.5m by 2m wide. It has a dense,
weeping habit. The flowers are a clear white in colour and each raceme is
about 10cm long.
Diagnosis:
C.viminalis occurs in many forms, some of which have been given
cultivar names. C. 'Wilderness White' is easily distinguished as it is the
only one with white flowers.
Other notes:
The drought and frost hardiness is expected to be similar to
other forms of C. viminalis. This cultivar must be grown by vegetative
means to preserve the cultivar form.
Gomphrena flaccida 'Pink Gem'
Compact pink flowered selection. Plants grow to about 40 cm high by 30 cm wide with pink-purple flower heads (about 10-20 mm in diameter) which remain on the plant for months, and contrast nicely with its lush bright green foliage.
Callistemon viminalis 'CV01'
Upright shrub 3m(h) x 1.3m(w) with red bottlebrush flowers in Spring and Autumn.
Chamelaucium uncinatum 'Muchea Mauve'
Medium shrub with pink mauve flowers. Selection criteria: vigour, floriferousness, stem length, flower colour and date of flowering.