Anigozanthos 'Bush Glow'
This cultivar has flower scapes that reach 0.7m tall. The
individual flowers are a greenish-yellow. The flowers are covered with deep
red coloured hairs that give an orange appearance to the flowers.
Diagnosis:
A. humilis:
Small clumps 100mm wide by 100-500mm tall (flower scape).
Leaves 10mm wide by 200mm long; margins hairy, leaf surface hairy to
glabrous. Flower stems to 500mm; covered in wooly hairs; stems sometimes
branched. Flowers are tubular to 50mm long; covered in short hairs;
perianth lobes turned back; cream, yellow, orange pink or red in colour.
A. 'Bush Glow':
Leaves to 7mm wide by 400mm long; glabrous. Flower stems to
700mm tall, branched. Flowers tubular, 35-40mm long, perianth lobes
partially recurved, perianth greenish-yellow and densely covered with deep
red hairs, becoming short and sparse on the lower stem and red to red-black
in colour.
A. flavidus:
Clumps to 1m across and up to 2m tall. Leaves are 20-40mm wide
by up to 1m long; glabrous. Flower stem up to 2m; glabrous where branching
starts; flowers tubular, 30-40mm long, perianth lobes not curved back, red,
orange, pink,yellow or green in colour.
Anigozanthos 'Rambofury'
Medium compact selection 1.2m(h) x 1.5m(w) with red flowers. Comparitors: A. 'Big Red' and A. 'Bush Sunset'. Diagnosis: A. ‘Big Red’ has bright all red flowers and similar breeding to Rambofury where as A. Bush Fury has yellow hairs on the buds.
A. ‘Bush Sunset’ has similar breeding, bright red flowers and similar height to Rambofury. but has darker red flowers red 53A
Boronia muelleri 'Sunset Serenade'
This cultivar grows to about 1m tall by up to 1m wide. It is a
dense bush and very floriferous. The main flowering season is from August
to December though occasional flowers are found throughout the year. The
flowers are up to 10mm across and are pink in colour.
Diagnosis:
B. muelleri 'Sunset Serenade' can be distinguished from other
forms of B. muelleri by its smaller stature, denser habit and greater
floriferousness.
Boronia 'Carousel'
This cultivar is a moderately dense upright shrub, growing
from 1-4 metres tall, but usually is 2m tall by 1.5m wide. The foliage is a
very dark green. The flowers occur in mid spring (late October to early
November in Sydney), are pink in colour aging to a deep red. The petals
last for a long period.
Diagnosis:
Boronia 'Carousel':
An upright shrub 1-4 metres tall by 1.5m wide. Leaves
pinnate to 35mm long, leaflets to 10mm long, dark green and mainly glabrous
(some scattered hairs along main vein). Flowers bell shaped, ca. 8mm long,
solitary, petals bright pink aging to deep red. Flowers October-November.
Boronia heterophylla (Red or Kalgan Boronia):
An upright, bushy shrub to 3m
tall by 2m wide though usually smaller and narrower. Leaves pinnate or
simple to 50mm long, leaflets to 30mm long, dark green and glabrous.
Flowers bell shaped, ca. 10mm long, solitary, petals reddish-pink and fade
as they age, slightly fragrant. Flowers can be found between
August-November.
Boronia molloyae (Tall Boronia):
An upright to spreading shrub 1-4m tall by
1-2m wide. Leaves pinnate, 20-50mm long, dark green and hairy, aromatic.
Flowers bell like, ca. 5mm long, solitary, pinkish-red, not fading with
age. Flowers October-January
The main characteristics of importance are the length of time the flowers
are held and the retention of the colour of the flowers as they age.
Boronia 'Tyalge Ruby'
Small shrub. Leaves strongly fragrant (citronella), 7-11
lobed, to 2.5cm long. Leaflets 8 - 10 mm long, oil glands on upper surface,
small hairs (sparse) on margins. Flowers usually 4 petals, 4 stamens and 4
carpels but occasionally 5 petals, 9 stamens and 5 carpels.
Diagnosis:
Boronia 'Tyalge Ruby' differs from B. muellerii by having
smaller but strongly fragrant leaves, like B. citriodora. It differs from
B. pilosa in having fragrant leaves. It has smaller leaves than B.
citriodora and B. pinnata. It has larger leaves than B. citrata and B.
'Sunset Serenade' but is also more fragrant than the latter.