Eremophila 'Beryl's Gem'
Dense shrub, 1.8m (h) x 1m (w)
Flowers: Deep pink, 20mm x 8mm, from Aug-Oct
Foliage colour: Greyish green
Comparators:
Eremophila calorhabdos, E. splendens
Reasons for distinctiveness:
Thought to be a hybrid between Eremophila
calorhabdos and E. splendens. Eremophila ‘Beryl's Gem’ is a compact shrub
whereas E. calorhados is quite open and upright and E. splendens has orange
flowers.
Eremophila biserrata 'Magic Carpet'
Dense groundcover with upright leaves, 30mm x 3m in diameter, flowers large, burgundy brown, slightly bulbous, 25-30mm. Flowering period: Spring to autumn and intermittent throughout the year
Leaves - upright, dull grey green
Comparators:
Thought to be a Eremophila biserrata hybrid. Eremophila biserrata is a ground hugging prostrate plant with
dark green serrated leaves which grow closely together along the stems of the plant. The corolla is yellow-green with purple strip along the top of the tube. Flowering time is from late spring to mid-summer.
Eremophila 'Summertime Blue'
Large dense intricate shrub, 2m x 3m, flowers lilac with a white throat, 25-30mm, summer
Diagnosis: ntermediate between the two suggested parents.
Comparators:
Eremophila divaricata is a medium intricate shrub with small purple blue flowers while Eremophila polyclada is a large open shrub with white flowers.
Eremophila 'Pink Pantha'
Dense upright shrub, 2m (h) x 2.5m (w), leaves: grey, flowers: buds orange/yellow, petals deep pink, 25mm x 20mm, Aug-Nov. Possibly an E glabra hybrid crossed with either E compacta or E nivea. Both the flower colour and size is unusual for Eremophila glabra.
Eremophila maculata 'Aurea'
This cultivar grows into a compact, low shrub from .6m to .9m
in height by up to 1m wide. The flowers are found in spring and are yellow,
tubular, with consipicious red spots in the throat of the flowers. The
flowers are plus/minus 30mm in length. The buds before they open are also
quite conspicuous. While young they are green yellow turning to yellow just
before they open. The buds contrast well against the bright green glossy
foliage. The flowers are axillary and are borne prolifically.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar differs form the more usual form of Eremophila
maculata in its lower and more compact form and its yellow flowers.
Eremophila maculata 'Carmine Star'
This cultivar is a prostrate to decumbent shrub .5m tall by 1
to 2m wide. The non-interlacing branches are purplish in colour, turning
yellow brown as they age. The branches are warty in appearance and
otherwise glabrous. The leaves are narrow elliptic in shape. The flowers
are solitary and carmine in colour while inside they are rose coloured but
marked with prominent carmine spots except at the tips of the lobes. The
lobes have long white wispy hairs up to 9mm long. The flowering season in
Adelaide is from October to November.
Diagnosis:
E. maculata 'Carmine Star' can be distinguished from the common
form of E. maculata in eastern Australia by it's decumbent sprawling habit
with non-interlacing branches.
Other notes:
The cultivar is widespread in cultivation in Adelaide at the
time of writing (May 1985). It has good drought resistance but may burn in
heavier frosts. It is also known to be tolerant of humidity. Vegetative
means must be used to preserve the cultivar form.
Eucryphia lucida 'Pink Cloud'
The plant from which the material was selected was about 16m
tall. However, as with other forms of Eucryphia lucida when grown in
cultivation, it will most likely only attain a height of 5 to 7m. The
flowers, which occur in the summer months are a soft pink deepening to rose
in the centre of the flower. They are 4cm in diameter.
Diagnosis:
The flower colour is the distinguishing feature of this cultivar
being pink instead of white as is usual with E. lucida.
Dianella tasmanica 'TAS100'
Strappy leaved suckering shrub with variegated leaves to about 0.3m in diameter.
Anigozanthos 'Unity'
Anigozanthos 'Unity' has flower stems to ca. 1.5m tall, mostly
glabrous with a few scattered plumose purple hairs becoming more dense
towards the flowers. The flowers are in simple racemes on pedicels to ca.
6mm long. The woolly hairs on the ovary are red with some black tips. The
hairs become less dense towards the perianth lobes allowing equal dominance
of yellow green hairs. The perianth tube is ca. 40mm long, glabrous inside
above the middle and with simple hairs below the middle some of these with
sellate tips. The perianth lobes are ca. 10mm long with plumose silvery
grey hairs inside. The anthers are about the same length as the filaments,
the connective tipped with a small gland-like appendage. There are ca. 5
ovules per locule.
Diagnosis:
The flowers of Anigozanthos 'Unity' are similar in shape to A.
rufus but are longer with a slightly more prominent ovary. The flowers are
a much darker red than A. rufus and less uniform in colour with the upper
half of the tube showing yellow green hairs more the colour of those in A.
flavidus. Unlike A. flavidus, the stems of Anigozanthos 'Unity' are hairy
but the hairs are darker and there are more of them than in A. flavidus
and they are fewer than in A. rufus. There are two other cultivars form the
same hybrid cross. Anigozanthos 'Red Cross' and Anigozanthos 'Velvet
Harmony'. Anigozanthos 'Red Cross' is of a similar height with individual
flowers ca. 30mm long. It is most easily distinguished from Anigozanthos
'Unity' by the presence of a very distinct bright yellow patch at the base
of the flower. Anigozanthos 'Velvet Harmony' has flowers with a tube ca.
25-27mm long which appear a darker colour due to the thicker hairs on the
perianth. The flower stem is also more branched in Anigozanthos 'Velvet
Harmony'.
Anigozanthos 'Charm'
Note:
Formerly A. 'Elegant Charmer'
This cultivar is a neat 0.5m plant with glossy green leaves to
0.3 m. Flower stems are 1m and branched. Flowers are borne in September to
November and are reddish orange with cream anthers.
Diagnosis:
A.flavidus grows to 1.0m tall by 1.0m wide. Flowers from October to
February. Leaves are glabrous. The flower stems are 2.0m, branched and
smooth tubular, 3-4cm densely hairy. The lobes are not turned back, colours
are yellow-green, red, pink, yellow and green. Common in a wide range of
soils and climate but frost damage can occur. Moist light to medium soils
and partial to full sun seems best. Propagation is by seed or division.
A.preissii grows to 0.6m tall by 0.3m wide. Flowers from August to
November. Leaves are deciduous; sparse, nearly terete, finely pointed.
Flower stems are 1.0m long, tubular, 5-6cm woolly hairs. Two terminal
clusters , lobed but not reflexed. Claw-like in appearance, orange to
yellow and red colour.Cultivation is difficult, prefers moist and
well-drained soil in partial to full sun. Divide regularly to promote
vigorous growth. Does well in containers. Propagation is by seed or
division.
Anigozanthos 'Charm' is a manipulated hybrid growing to 0.6m in height.
Flowers from September to November. Leaves are glossy green, 0.3m in
length. Flower stems are reddish-orange and the anthers are cream. A
feature is the cultivar's resistance to snails and ink disease. Propagation
is by vegetative means only.
A. flavidus wild, lvs 1.0m h x1.0m w, fls Tubular; 3-4cm, densely hairy; lobes not turned back. Yellow-green, red, pink, yellow, green. Oct-Jan, scape height 2m
A. preissii wild, lvs 0.6m h x 0.3, fls Tubular 5-6m, woolly hairs; 2 terminal cluster; lobed but not reflexed.
Claw-like. Orange to yellow, red.Aug-Nov, scape height -
'Charm' manipulated hybrid, lvs 0.5m h, fls Reddish orange; cream anthers. Sept-Nov, scape height 1m
Note:
Sought registration as Anigozanthos 'Elegant Charmer' in September
1980.