Plectranthus graveolens 'Bennelong Frosty Carpet'
This cultivar is prostrate but with flowering stems 10 to 25cm
tall. It roots very freely forming a dense mat plus/minus 2m across. The
leaves are suborbicular to broadly ovate plus/minus 8cm long by 4.5cm wide.
The concave upper surface of the leaf is deep green and the underside pale
green. Both leaf surfaces are covered in a dense coating of fine, twisted,
silky hairs that are more prominent on the lower surface. On the dentate
leaf margin the whiteness of the hairs contrasts with the leaf colour. The
violet blue flowers are borne on a raceme plus/minus 14cm long. Individual
corollas are plus/minus 1cm long. In Sydney it flowers from December to
February.
Diagnosis:
P. graveolens 'Bennelong Frosty Carpet' can be distinguished
from the normal form of P. graveolens by its prostrate habit, its much
smaller leaves and its hairier appearance.
Prostanthera 'Mauve Mantle'
Low spreading shrub, 1m (h) x 2m (w)
Flowers:
Mauve, 15mm in diameter, from late winter to spring (Melbourne),
late Spring (Canberra) October to November
Foliage colour: Dark green
Comparators:
Prostanthera denticulata
Reasons for distinctiveness: Although the parentage of this cultivar is unknown it does seem to have affinities with Prostanthera denticulata.
Prostanthera 'Mauve Mantle' is a dense prostrate to low growing groundcover with dark green leaves whereas Prostanthera denticulata is a more open, to upright shrub with spreading to erect branches and mid green leaves.
Prostanthera ovalifolia 'Brundah View'
Large open shrub, 3m x 3m, flowers distinctive purplish pink 15mm x 15mm from early September to November.
Prostanthera lasianthos 'Kallista Pink'
This cultivar has deep clear pink flowers borne in profusion.
The shrub grows from 4 to 5m tall by plus/minus 3m wide. All other features
of the plant are as for P. lasianthos.
Prostanthera cuneata 'Alpine Gold'
Diagnosis:
Differs from other known forms of Prostanthera cuneata Benth. in
the variegation of its upper leaves. Colour proportions vary from
plus/minus 90% golden yellow to plus/minus 20% where the leaves are merely
edged with gold. Variegation is absent from the lower leaves of the
branches, but the green of these is vertually masked by the brilliant
yellow of the younger leaves.
Westringia fruticosa 'Morning Light'
This cultivar grows to 1m tall by up to 1m wide. It is a relatively compact shrub. The leaves are variegated, and the variegation is fairly consistent, in the form of a narrow band around the margin of the leaf. The flowering is not as prolific as it is for the usual form of the species.
Diagnosis:
Westringia 'Morning Light' is easily distinguished because of the variegated foliage.
Pultenaea pedunculata 'Pyalong Pink'
This cultivar is a colour form of Pultenaea pedunculata. It is
a very dense, prostrate shrub that grows to 2m wide, and is very
floriferous. The flowers are pink, plus/minus 8mm across and appear in
spring. All other details of the cultivar are as for P. pedunculata.
Diagnosis:
Pultenaea 'Pyalong Pink' is readily distinguished from the usual
P. pedunculata by its flower colour. The upper surface of the standard is
pale pink with red striations radiating from the centre, while the under
surface is deep pink. In usual forms of P. pedunculata the flowers are
mainly yellow with a small patch of red around the base of the keel and
standard of the flowers.
Other notes:
Although forms close to this one are known from previous wild
collections, it is uncommon and its pink flowers make it more conspicuous.
It is uncommon and its pink flowers make it more conspicuous than the more
common forms of P. pedunculata. The cultivar was first
introduced to cultivation in October 1977.
Comparators:
Pultenaea pedunculata Hook. CBG 8311008 and CBG
002505.
Brachyscome multifida var. multifida 'Evan'
This cultivar is a bushy perennial form with a cushion-like
habit 100-150mm tall by up to 400mm across. The flowers are mauve, ca 12mm
in diameter and occur from spring to autumn. The general morphology of the
plant is as for B.multifida though is smaller in all dimensions.
Diagnosis:
B. 'Evan' has flowers more similar in colour to B. multifida
var dilatata 'Breakoday'. The flowers though are much smaller, being ca.
12mm for 'Evan' and 20mm for 'Breakoday'. This is an immediate
distinguishing characteristic. The foliage also is much reduced in size.
B. multifida varies in flower colour and leaf variations and this cultivar
was selected for its distinct characteristics of compact size and flower
colour.
Brachyscome 'Valencia'
Habit: This cultivar is a moderately dense, lowspreading
perennial, 20cm tall by up to 75cm wide. Leaves:
Dark Green and deeply
divided and lobed, and up to 4cm long by 2cm wide. The lobes have rounded
apices. Flowers:
The ray florets are mauve in colour while the disk florets
are yellow. The diameter of the flowerhead is ca. 4cm. The flowers are
found all year round where tested in Queensland, with flower during the
winter months being larger than during other seasons of the year. Flowering
stems are erect and up to 15cm long.
Diagnosis:
Brachyscome angustifolia var. heterophylla:
Habit: Prostrate to ascending
perennial 10-30cm tall, spreading by means of rhizomes. Leaves:
Light
green, lobed, 3-5cm long by 2cm wide but variable. Leaves are clustered at
the base of stems decreasing in size higher on the stems. The lobe apices
are moderately pointed. Flowers:
Ray florets blue, pink or mauve. Disk
florets yellow. Flower head diameter 1.5-2cm. Flowering intermittent but
more profuse in Autumn. Flowers are terminal on short leafless stalks.
Brachyscome segmentosa:
Habit: Robust perennial 30-40cm tall by30-40cm wide
with self-layering habit. Leaves:
Bright green, lobed 3-7cm long by 1-2cm
wide. Lobes deep and subdivided at apex. Leaves form rosette and are
scattered up the stems. Flowers:
Ray florets white, disc florets yellow.
Corolla diameter 2.5-4cm. Flowers found intermittently all year in
cultivation. Flowers terminal on scapes 20cm tall.
The leaves are intermediate between the suspected parent species.
Brachsycome 'Valencia' leaves are larger than those of B. segmentosa.
Brachyscome diversifolia 'Whitewash'
A compact, tufted perennial herb, leaves pale green to 100mm long, usually coarsely toothed. Flower heads white to 40mm across, prolificly in Spring and throughout the year.