Hibiscus 'Aussie Pink'
Fast growing bushy shrub 1.5 - 2 metres in diameter with large mid to light pink fragrant flowers in Spring and Summer.
Imperata cylindrica 'ICL200'
This grass has reddish foliage in Autumn and Winter with green foliage in the warmer months with 1m high long lasting plume from April to August.
Isopogon anemonifolius 'Woorikee 2000'
Small compact shrub 0.5m(h) x 0.5m(w) with yellow cone flowers in Spring.
Kunzea 'Badja Carpet'
It is a dense prostrate plant spreading up to 4m and reaching
a height of 600mm. The dark green leaves are small being up to 7mm long by
3mm wide. New stems are dark red in colour. The white flowers are produced
terminally in small clusters on short branchlets. New growth originates
from the centre of the flower cluster.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar is different form the known normal forms of
Kunzea capitata in its prostrate habit and white flowers. Kunzea capitata
is usually an erect or rounded shrub to1.5m in height with mauve flowers.
Leptospermum 'Aphrodite'
A medium to tall shrub with lush green foliage. Forming a dense bushy plant approximately 2.5m high and 2m across. It has masses of bright pink flowers in spring.
Xerochrysum bracteatum 'Princess of Wales'
This cultivar grows into a compact, dense shrub 0.6m tall by
0.6m wide. The leaves are mostly glabrous though the midrib is covered with
a fine mantle of silky hairs. Some scattered silky hairs occur also along
the leaf margins. The younger stems are covered in a dense coat of similar
silky hairs which diminish as the stems become older. The leaves average
between 5 and 9cm in length. The flower heads average 5 to 1.5cm long while
the rays of the inner bracts average 1 to 1.5cm long. Both are a rich gold
in colour. The stigmas are orange colour when they emerge. The flowers are
on long stems that emerge well above the foliage. The flowering season in
Canberra is from October to April but occasional flowers may be found all
year round. The flowering period should not be markedly different in other
parts of Australia.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar may be distinguished from the presumed parent
forms by the following features. The cultivar has the perennial habit of
Xerochrysum 'Dargan Hill Monarch' but lacks the greyish appearance provided
by the fine silky hairs. This perennial habit differs from the annual habit
of the other presumed parent form. The main distinguishing characteristic
is in the cultivar's flowering habit. As flowers die the stem withers and
the whole flower stem and dead flowerheads disappear into the lower foliage
of the plant. At the same time new growth emerges from lower on the plant
and extends above the foliage again. These new stems then bear new
inflorescences. The cultivar is also very free flowering.
Other notes:
The free flowering habit together with the growth habit of
"hiding" the spent flower heads make this a very desirable plant for
cultivation. The cultivar is named in honour of her Royal Highness the
Princess of Wales on the occasion of her visit to the Australian National
Botanic Gardens on 7 November 1985. The cultivar is frost hardy and
moderately drought hardy. The cultivar must be propagated by vegetative
means to preserve the cultivar form.
Xerochrysum bracteatum 'Pink Sunrise'
A dense perennial with a width of 60 cm and height of 30 cm.
The pink buds open to cream with an orange centre.
Diagnosis:
Xerochrysum 'Pink Sunrise' is similar to Xerochrysum 'Diamond
Head' but flower colour differs. Xerochrysum 'Diamond Head' is 0.2 m x 0.5
m with 3 cm flower heads held well above narrow green foliage; flowers
yellow with an orange centre.
Brachyscome 'Ramboreef'
The vibrant purple pink flower colour is a striking feature of this new brachyscome. Has a compact suckering growth habit and divided foliage. Good accent plant for garden, and great for containers for patios, courtyards and poolside.