Anigozanthos 'Autumn Sunrise'
Stems to ca. 1.75m tall, panicle plumose, slightly villous.
Flowers on pedicels to ca. 6mm long; the wool plumose, dense with red tinge
on the ovary, becoming more yellow green and less dense towards the lobes.
Perianth tube to ca. 4cm long, scabrous inside, hairs longer towards the
base, some with stellate tips immediately above the ovary; lobes to ca. 1cm
long, silvery plumose inside. Anthers oblong-linear, more or less the same
length as filaments, the connective tipped with a gland like appendage.
Ovules 2-6 per locule. The flowering season is November in Western
Australia.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar differs from A. flavidus in having a broader but
shorter perianth tube which tapers gradually from the base to the end of
the tube and the corolla lobes are reflexed. The flower stem is less
branched than A. flavidus and the leaves are broader and less upright. Both
the anthers and the filaments are much longer than A. flavidus, and the
anthers are light green whereas in A. flavidus they are always orange.
Anigozanthos 'Autumn Sunrise' differs from A. pulcherrimus in having
generally broader leaves which are lighter green and more upright. The
perianth tube is longer than A. pulcherrimus and broader, but there are
less flowers per branch. Anthers and filaments are similar in colour and
shape but larger than A. pulcherrimus.
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.
Callistemon 'Western Glory'
Grows 2-3 m wide by 2-4 m high as a medium upright shrub.
Leaves are 4-7 cm by 1cm lanceolate ending in sharp point, leathery
prominent central and marginal nerves, young growth covered in long hairs,
glabrous when mature. Flower spikes to 12 cm by 5 cm, mauve red terminal,
often in clusters densely arranged.
Diagnosis:
With close affinities to Callistemon citrinus, this cultivar is
said to be similar to C. 'Red Clusters' but flower spikes are 2 to 4 cm
longer and 1 cm wider. The flower colour is red-mauve to pink against red
in C. 'Red Clusters'.
Chamelaucium uncinatum 'Murfit Rose'
The cultivar grows to around 2.5m tall by up to 4m wide. The
foliage is said to be a darker green than usual and the plant has a dense
habit. The flowers are up to 22mm across, with some opening a very pale
pink and the majority opening a deep rose colour. The flowers darken in
colour as they age.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar can be distinguished from other forms of C.
uncinatum by its deeper green foliage and the newly opened flowers which
vary from pale pink to deep rose.
Grevillea 'Golden Sparkle'
Grevillea 'Golden Sparkle' was described by H and J Sparks
(Your Garden February 1973) in these terms. "This Grevillea which we have
named 'Golden Sparkle' grows 4ft to 5 ft and has a typical spider flower of
orange-red. In spring and autumn the foliage tips turn a striking reddish
bronze, which adds to its beauty".
Diagnosis:
The specimen presented for registration appears to be a cultivar
of Grevillea speciosa (Knight) D. McGillivray. It differs from this species
in the leaf variegation which apparently sugggested its cultivar name. The
variegation consist of an irregular border or blotches of golden yellow on
a background of somewhat pale to normal deep green.
Telopea speciosissima 'Wirrimbirra White'
This cultivar is a creamy white colour form of the species.
The growth form is similar to the species though is not as vigorous.
Diagnosis:
The buds are an apple green and the inflorescences open to
creamy white.
Other notes:
White waratahs have been recorded in the past, one of the most
notable being a plant which grew in a private garden in the Colo area in
the 1950's. Cutting material of this plant was not made available and the
plant subsequently died without being propagated. The original plant of T.
speciosissima 'Wirrimbirra White' is in an area that has suffered fires of
varying intensity and is therefore vunerable to complete loss. The plant is
in poor condition (1985) with a few stems arising from the lignotuber
reaching 2.5 to 3m tall. White forms of the waratah have been known before
these two plants and an interesting Aboriginal account for their colour is
given in "Gulpilil's Stories of the Dreamtime" compiled by Hugh Rule and
Stuart Goodman, pages 108 to 115. The cultivar is drought and frost hardy
though seems somewhat more prone to bud-boring insects than most waratahs
in Canberra. The cultivar must be grown by vegetative means to preserve the
cultivar form. The method of using leaf buds for propagation by Ellyard and
Butler as outlined in the "Australian Horticulture" 83(3), p27-31 works
well with this cultivar.
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.
Leptospermum rotundifolium 'Julie Ann'
The plants in cultivation are 1m in diameter and grow to a
height of about 230mm. The leaves are small and round being about 5mm in
diameter. The mauve flowers are 20mm in diameter. They are borne terminally
on short laterals. It is reported that the plants withstand frost and salt
laden air without damage. Some plants have been known to flower as early as
March.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar is different from other known naturally occurring
forms of the species in its prostrate habit. Leptospermum scoparium var.
rotundifolium normally attains a height of 2m compared with about 230mm for
Leptospermum scoparium var.rotundifolium 'Julie Ann'
Boronia megastigma 'Heaven Scent'
This cultivar grows to a height of .5m by .3m wide. It has a
compact and symmetrical shape and the shrub is very dense. The flowering
period is from September to October. The colour of the flowers does not
differ from those of the usual form.
Diagnosis:
The diagnosis is prepared comparing the cultivar against the most common, or "normal" form of the species.
B. megastigma
B. 'Heaven Scent'
1.5-2m x 1m; open
.5m x .3m; compact
multi-branched shrub
multi-branched shrub
flowers ca. 8-9mm diameter
flowers ca. 5mm diameter
considerable leaf drop after flowering.
less leaf drop after flowering.
The cultivar is more resistant to Boronia rust disease, is more floriferous
and the flowers are held on the plant for a longer period of time. The last
factor extends the flowering season by some weeks.