Grevillea 'Little Jessie'
A dense, grey-green, shrub 2-4 m high 2-4 m wide. Branchlets ascending, angular in cross-section, ribbed, slender, densely white silky-tomentose with brownish-green striations. Leaves 2.5-3.2 cm long, 1.8-2.4 cm wide, obovate, trisect ; leaf lobes 3, slightly pungent, grey-green; texture leathery. Conflorescence terminal or subterminal, mainly on the upper parts of the branch. Flowers: perianth 8.5 mm long, 2.2 mm
wide, pistil 30 mm long, style 27-28 mm long. Flower colour: buds grey-green, perianth pale-pink outside, the upper tepals deep red inside; limb creamy-yellow; style and style-end red; pollen-presenter yellowish;
overall effect is apricot-pink . Flowering occurs from July through to January. Infertile.
Diagnosis:
G. asparagoides differs in its open, cylindrical inflorescences with glandular hairs.
Similar hybrids:
Grevillea ‘Winpara Gold’.
G. ‘Winpara Gold has leaves twice-divided, perianths glabrous on the outside, hairy on the inside and yellow styles.
Callistemon 'Tin-Sal Glow'
Fairly open habit, 1.5 m wide by 3-5 m tall, many-stemmed with
a swollen base. Bark light grey, fissured. New growth pink. Spike
moderately open, c. 3.5 cm wide; axis hairy at first. Leaves narrowly
linear to oblanceolate, (3.0-) 3.5-5.5 cm long, c.0.32-0.77 cm wide,
margins slightly recurved (on herbarium specimens at least); reticulate
venation clearly visible. Stamens c. 4.8-5.4 cm, c. 1.5-2.1 cm long,
pinkish at the tips, almost white at the base. Anthers yellow. Fruit is
barrel-shaped ca 0.38-0.45 cm wide, ca 0.4 cm high, aperture not
constricted, surface smooth. Flowering time spring to autumn.
Diagnosis:
Characterised by the 'glowing' appearance of the new growth and
flower spikes (produced by the pale stamen bases). Its characteristics
compared to other forms are summarised in the following table:
C. 'Glasshouse Country'
C. recurvus
C. salignus
More red colouration in the flower
Paler flower colour
Flower colour
Shorter flower spikes: (c. 3.3-5.5cm not 5.0-5.5 (-7.0)cm)
Fewer flowers in spike
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Pinkish, not silvery green, new growth
Paler leaf colour
Smaller leaves
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Mostly longer leaves
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More spreading habit
Shorter habit
Grevillea 'Winpara Gem'
This cultivar is a dense shrub to 2m tall by up to 3m wide.
The leaves are grey green and deeply divided (almost to the midrib) and are
up to 6cm long. The leaf edges are rolled under. The venation under the
leaf is particularly prominent. Each leaf lobe has a short but pungent tip.
The upper surface of the leaf has scattered silky hairs while the lower
surface other than the veins is closely covered with a dense mat of closely
appressed silky hairs. The branchlets are also covered by fine hairs that
diminish as the wood matures. The flowers are in racemes ca. 25mm long
produced terminally on short lateral branchlets arising from the older
wood. This sometimes leads to the flowers being partially obscured by
younger growth. Individual flowers are densely packed on each raceme. The
perianth is dark in colour, but appears lighter due to the dense covering
of fine white hairs. The perianth is 7-8mm long and splits into four
segments. The reddish style is hooked when it first emerges but soon
straightens, measuring ca. 14mm long. Flowers are produced from April to
mid October.
Diagnosis:
G. olivacea:
5m tall and spreading. Leaves up to 70mm long x 20mm wide;
oblanceolate with an emarginate apex; short, very scattered silky hairs on
the upper surface but appearing glabrous; densely silky hairy on the upper
surface. Flowers in small compact racemes on older wood; racemes short and
rounded; perianth pale on the outside due to the dense coating of silky
hairs; inside perianth glabrous; style glabrous and red; flowers
winter/spring.
Grevillea 'Winpara Gem':
2m tall by up to 3m wide. Leaves up to 60mm long x
35mm wide at the widest point; regularly pinnatisect; lobes linear; lobes
1-2mm broad; scattered fine silky hairs above; moderately dense silky hairs
below. flowers in 25mm long racemes terminally on short branchlets arising
from older wood; racemes straight; perianth appears pale on outer surface
due to dense silky hairs; inside of perianth glabrous; style glabrous and
red; flowers April to mid October.
G. thelemanniana:
can vary in height but usually .3-1.2m tall by 2-3m wide.
Leaves from 15-50mm long by ca. 20mm wide; from 3 lobed to pinnatisect;
lobes linear; lobes 1-5mm broad; covered in fine silky hairs. Flowers in
50mm long racemes terminally on newer wood; racemes reflexed; perianth
glabrous on the outer surface; inside of perianth densely hairy; style
glabrous and scarlet; flowers May to September.
The leaves more closely resemble G. thelemanniana but are not as much
divided. Racemes are also similar but shorter in Grevillea 'Winpara Gem'.
Callistemon viminalis 'Rose Opal'
Callistemon 'Rose Opal' is a dwarf and compact form of C.
viminalis growing to 1.5 - 1.8m high by 1m wide. The inflorescence is rosy
red which readily distinguishes the cultivar from the usual coloured forms
of C. viminalis. The inflorescence is 70-80mm long. Flowering is in spring
and autumn.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar is distinguished from the other forms of C.
viminalis by its compact habit and flower colour.
Other notes:
The small and compact habit of this cultivar is of great value
for smaller gardens. In nearly twenty years of trials it has proved to be
stable in colour, form and height. The cultivar is frost tolerant to at
least -5?C and is drought hardy once established. Specimens have also been
lodged at the Queensland Herbarium (BRI 153960, BRI 279024). This cultivar
must be propagated by vegetative means to preserve the cultivar form.
Grevillea 'Poorinda Gaye'
It forms a tall, spreading shrub, growing to ca. 2m tall by
ca. 3m wide. The branchlets are covered with a dense mat of appressed,
brownish hairs. This cultivar has deeply lobed leaves ca. 95mm long by 35mm
wide at the widest point. Each lobe is ca. 2mm wide dissected to the midrib
of the leaf and tipped with a fine point. The upper surfaces of the leaf
are dark green and glabrous, whilst the undersides are covered with dense,
silky hairs. The veins on the upper surface are not raised but are
conspicuous because of their yellow green colour. The veins on the
underside, midrib and lobes are raised and very conspicuous. The margins of
the leaf are rolled under.The inflorescences are axillary and of the
"toothbrush" type. The perianth segments are brownish and ca. 25mm long.
The style is ca. 25mm long and purplish in colour.
Diagnosis:
Grevillea 'Poorinda Gaye' is said to be a hybrid with one of the
parents being the plant erroneously known as G.hookeriana. This plant,
whilst called G. hookeriana, looks very different, the main differences
being that the flowers are much larger and the leaves much shorter but far
more divided. This diagnosis is prepared under this assumption. Specimens
cited under the heading "Comparative Specimens" are called G. hookeriana
sens. lat. at the Herbarium of the Australian National Botanic Gardens.
This name will be used to define this plant form for this description. The
cultivar has leaves very similiar to G. hookeriana sens. lat. While the new
growth on G. caleyi is very hairy on both the stems and leaves the
cuiltivar is nearly glabrous above with only a very light covering of hair,
mainly along the midveins. The leaves of G. hookeriana sens. lat. are
glabrous above.The cultivar's leaves have a very short but dense tomentum
below. The inflorescences are of much the same size and qaulity as those
found on both parents. The cultivar has the same prominent midveins of G.
hookeriana sens. lat. The cultivar closely resembles G. hookeriana sens.
lat. and differs only in minor differences noted above.
Grevillea 'Poorinda Queen'
Leaves are glossy dark green on the upper surface densely
covered with short white hairs on the underside. Each leaf is about 2-2.5cm
long by about 5mm wide and is pungent. Leaf edges are rolled under.
Flowers, apricot-pink, are borne in large terminal clusters. Perianth, tube
and limb, measures about 7mm long. Style, a deeper pink than the flowers,
is about 2cm long. It is said G. 'Poorinda Queen' can be expected to reach
a height of about 4m.
Diagnosis:
The feature which distinguishes this cultivar from its parents
is the apricot-pink flower colour. This cultivar resembles G. 'Poorinda
Constance' but differs from it in having slightly smaller leaves. G.
'Poorinda Queen' has leaves which measure 2 - 2.5cm in length compared with
G.'Poorinda Constance' which has leaves which measure 2.5 - 3cm in length.
Flower colour is also different, G. 'Poorinda Queen'has apricot pink
flowers compared with the red flowers of G. 'Poorinda Constance'. Similar
also to G. 'Poorinda Leane'. Refer to description of that cultivar for
differences.
Callistemon citrinus 'White Anzac'
This cultivar is a sprawling shrub to 1m tall by 3m across.
The leaves are about 6cm long by 1cm wide and are lanceolate in shape. The
flowers are a pure white, often in inflorescence clusters of three, aging
to a creamy white. The inflorescences are from 10 to 15cm long by 6cm in
diameter. The flowering season is from November to January.
Diagnosis:
C. citrinus varies markedly both in size and flower colour in
natural populations. Callistemon 'White Anzac' can be distinguished by its
low sprawling habit and white flowers. While examining this cultivar,
another similar C. citrinus cultivar was found - Callistemon 'Moonbeam'.
Callistemon 'Moonbeam' was submitted to ACRA by Mr W Cane of
Maffra,Victoria, in April 1964. In later correspondence (February 1978). Mr
Cane remembers "collecting a white flowered C. citrinus near Anzac Cove, it
was a low growing form and came into the trade after it left me as C.
citrinus 'Anzac'". The specimen of Callistemon 'Moonbeam' clearly indicates
in Mr Canes's handwriting that it was collected near a large hospital on
Anzac Cove. Specimens and descriptions of both these cultivars match very
closely and it is highly likely that they are the same clonal material.
Even if they are not, the form and flower colour warrant being regarded as
the same cultivar. Therefore, any material being grown under the names C
'Anzac', C. citrinus 'Anzac', C 'Moonbeam' or C. citrinus 'Moonbeam' should
now be known as Callistemon 'White Anzac'. It would be normal practice to
use the original name of Callistemon 'Moonbeam' but this name does not
appear to be widely accepted or used to any degree. Callistemon 'White
Anzac' has been widely marketed under that name, therefore Article 46 of
the Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants has been instigated. This
Article allows the retention of the name in common usage if the use of a
previous name would lead to confusion.
Comparators:
C. citrinus 'Moonbeam' ACRA Accession Number 030 (CBG
068898).
Grevillea 'Long John'
A mid dense, upright shrub ca. 2-3m x 2-3m. Leaves deeply
divided ca. 25cm long with approximately 3-6 long linear lobes 2-3mm wide,
dark green upper, appressed silver/white hairs below. Flowers in erect
terminal and axillary simple inflorescence, 3-7cm long. Individual flowers
are approximately 55 x 12mm. Flowering is from September through to April.
Perianth sparsely covered with small glandular hair, ca. 14mm x 11mm.
Pistil ca. 46mm long with a few appressed silky hairs for about the first
10mm, then glabrous; pollen presenter large (3-4mm) and flattened.
Diagnosis:
Midway in habit between the open habit of G.longistyla and the
dense, branching habit of G.johnsonii. Leaves are also midway between these
species. They are mostly divided as in G.johnsonii, but with the silvery
under-surface exposed as in G.longistyla. The floral rachis is 3-7cm
compared to less than 5cm for G.johnsonii, 8-15cm for G.longistyla.
Crowea 'Cooper's Hybrid'
Note:
Also known as Crowea 'Starlight'
This cultivar is a dense shrub with erect branches and an
upright habit. The leaves are dark glossy green, 30mm to 35mm long by up to
4mm wide. It grows to 1.5m tall by 1m wide. The flowers occur from November
to May, though occasional flowers may be found at other times of the year.
They are a deep pink and up to 30mm across.
Diagnosis:
Crowea 'Cooper's Hybrid' can be distinguished from a similar
cross, Crowea 'Festival', by its more upright habit and paler pink flower
colour. The petals are narrower and more pointed. Crowea 'Poorinda
Ecstasy', a similar cross, has obovate leaves instead of the narrow
elliptical to elliptical leaves of the previously mentioned hybrids.