Telopea oreades 'Errinundra White'
Note:
First received as 'Plateau View Alba', then changed to 'Plateau View
White'. Finally registered as 'Errinundra White'.
This cultivar is a white flowered selection with other
characteristics as for the species. T. oreades is a small tree with showy
red inflorescences. Leaves are oblanceolate, alternate, simple, entire,
dark green and shiny above, slightly glaucous beneath, borne on a petiole
ca. 5mm long; a prominent raised midrib below, sunken on the upper surface.
Flowers are borne in large terminal racemes in spring and early summer.
Fruit is a brown, leathery follicle 60-70mm long with a curved persistent
style 30-40mm long.
Diagnosis:
The cultivar is distinguished by its white flowers. All other
characteristics are those of the species.
Xerochrysum bracteatum 'Cockatoo'
This cultivar forms a bush that is compact and very dense and grows to plus/minus 1m tall x plus/minus 1m wide. The leaves are covered with fine hairs which gives them a greyish bloom. They are oblanceolate in shape and vary from 6 to 12cm in length. The stems are also covered in fine
hairs. The inflorescence is large, averaging 7cm in diameter. The ray florets are very numerous and are plus/minus 21.5cm long. They are a light lemon yellow in colour, with odd flowers showing mottled ray florets of a deeper yellow colour. The disc florets are a golden orange. The flowers are
displayed well on long stems held some 12-15cm above the foliage. The flowering period is spread over spring, summer and autumn but some flowers are found all year round.
Diagnosis:
The cultivar differs from its parents in the colour of its inflorescence and the size and shape of the shrub. Its perennial habit is the same as for both parents.
Crowea exalata 'Green Cape'
It is a prostrate plant reaching a height of about 150mm but
with a spread of about 800mm. The leaves are up to 20mm long by 3mm wide.
Oil glands are clearly visible on the underside of the leaves. The mauve
flowers are produced in the leaf axils on semi-mature growth. After
flowering the petals change colour to white then green. They remain green
and protect the seeds while they mature.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar is different from known normal forms of Crowea
exalata in its prostrate habit. The usual height attained is 1-2m.
Grevillea 'Poorinda Elegance'
Leaves are a bright shiny green on upper surface, but covered
with dense silky hairs on underside. Each leaf is up to about 4cm long and
about 4-6mm wide and pungent. The edges are slightly rolled under. Flowers
are yellow with contrasting bright pink style, are produced in loose heads
on the ends of short branches. Short leaf-like bracts are usually seen
within each flower head. Individual flowers, yellow about 1.2cm long while
the bright pink styles are about 2.2cm long. Flowers are said to be
sterile.
Note:
This cultivar can be expected to grow to a height of about 1.5m by
about 2m wide.
Diagnosis:
The flower colours of yellow and bright pink distinguish this
cultivar from its assumed parents.
Callistemon 'Mauve Mist'
This cultivar forms a dense shrub to a height of about 3m with
an equal or slightly wider spread. The leaves are entire and about 50mm
long by about 8mm wide.The new tip growth is pink and densely covered with
silky hairs.The flowers are produced in dense "bottlebrush " clusters. The
clusters are often produced in bunches. Individual "bottlebrushes"are
pinkish mauve and about 70mm long by about 50mm wide. The stamens are the
colourful part of the flower. It is reported that this cultivar will flower
as late as Christmas.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar is different from Callistemon 'Reeve's Pink' in
flower colour. Callistemon 'Mauve Mist' has pinkish-mauve "brushes"
compared with pink for Callistemon 'Reeve's Pink'.
Telopea 'Braidwood Brilliant'
The leaves are coriaceous, narrow and cuneate tapering from a long petiole. The margin is slightly undulating but at the top is distinctly toothed. The leaves measure between 15 and 20cms in length. Flowers: The flower colour, a brilliant cherry-red has been determined using the RHS Colour Chart (1966) to be Red 53B to 53C (ie style 53C). The inflorescence is slightly less conical and less dense than T. speciosissima but vastly superior to T. mongaensis in this regard with a flower diameter of 6-8cm. Bracts are present but these are less colourful than in T. speciosissima. The flowering period lasts for 2-3 weeks in October.
Notes:
Brachyscome 'Amethyst'
Low spreading shrub or groundcover 0.2-0.4m x 1m. Some flowers are produced all year but the main seasons are spring and summer.
Brachyscome 'Amethyst'
Low spreading shrub or groundcover 0.2-0.4m x 1m. Some flowers are produced all year but the main seasons are spring and summer.
Correa alba 'Western Pink Star'
Correa 'Western Pink Star' grows from 150 mm to 1m high as a
semi-ascendent mounding plant. It flowers over a long period with its main
flowering in April, May and June. The flowers are pink, fading as they age.
The foliage is dense with a rusty appearance due to the dense hair
covering.
Diagnosis:
The distinguishing features of this cultivar is the bright pink
flowers which differ from the typical white to pale pink. It has proved to
be frost and drought hardy in cultivation.
Grevillea 'Amber Passion'
Habit/description:
Moderately dense large shrub
Size:
3m H x 2 m W
Flower colour:Orange/Pink
Flower size:
to 150mm long
Flowering time:
All year round
Comparators:
Grevillea 'Honey Gem'
Differs from Grevillea 'Honey Gem' in colours of
flowers (orange/pink) and stem colour - new growth grey-green, old growth
grey brown.
Frost hardiness:
Medium
Years in cultivation:
Since 2002