Leptospermum 'Purple Haze'
‘Purple Haze’ is a medium sized hardy shrub growing to approximately 1.5 metres tall. In spring it has brilliant large deep purple flowers. This tea tree will grow in a wide range of climates and soil types. It is suitable for the smaller garden, shrub beds or as a low screen.
Leptospermum 'Lipstick'
‘Lipstick’ is an upright shrub to approximately 1.5m tall. In spring it is covered in attractive bright pink flowers. ‘Lipstick’ is a hardy plant that will grow in a wide range of soil types and climates.
Leptospermum 'Riot'
Leptospermum ‘Riot’ is an upright shrub growing to approximately 1.5 metres high x 1 metre across. In spring it is a sensation with a burst of bright carmine flowers.
Leptospermum polygalifolium 'Copper Glow'
A moderately open shrub to 3m tall by 2m wide after 7 years.
The young stems are reddish and the narrowly oblanceolate to narrowly
elliptical leaves are up to 20mm long by 2mm wide. They are bronze-green on
the upper surface and paler beneath. The five petalled flowers are white
and approximately 16mm diameter. The fruits are 6mm diameter with the
typical high dome of the species.
Diagnosis:
The cultivar differs from other forms of L. polygalifolium in
having bronze-green colour to the upper surface of the leaves and reddish
stems of the new growth.
Lomandra longifolia 'Peak Alone Limeglow'
Lomandra 'Peak Alone Limeglow' grows to a height of 40 to 45cm and up to 1m across. The minute cream and brown flowers appear in September to October. The main feature of the cultivar is the extremely attractive variegated foliage.
Diagnosis:
The main difference between this cultivar and the usual form of the species is the variegation of the leaves. The variegation is reasonably regular over the leaf blade and no reversion has been noted. It is said to be a more compact plant than the usual form.
Macropidia fuliginosa 'No Black'
The growth and habit of this cultivar are well within the
usual range of growth forms of Macropidia. Flowering stems of container
grown plants are 100cm high and divaricately branched. Flowers are 45-55mm
long including stamens and up to 40mm wide when the perianth lobes reflex.
The stellate hairs on the perianth are mostly yellow green mixed with grey
orange, towards the ovary they increase in number where they become dense
overlying almost black hairs. The grey orange hairs fade with age to white
especially towards the perianth lobes. Sparse grey hairs are found on the
upper scape. Inside the perianth the lower 2 lobes in particular, at the
point where they reflex have a tinge of black amongst the glabrous shiny
dark green colouring. The black is not evident on the normal forms of
Macropidia growing at Perth Zoo. Whilst the reflexed perianth lobes curl
back as the flowers age they appear to curl back faster in this cultivar
initially at a 90 degrees angle giving the appearance of an open petaloid
flower with only a short portion of the ends of the lobes curling inwards.
Diagnosis:
Habit and form similar to the usual forms of Macropidia. Its
main distinguishing features are the unusual flower colour, predominantly
yellow/green and the open petaloid-like appearance of the maturing flowers.
Melia azedarach 'Lady Gwenda'
This cultivar differs in its variegated foliage. All other
features of the cultivar are as for M. azedarach.
Diagnosis:
The main feature of this cultivar is the variegation on most
leaves and the yellow striation on the fruits. The variegation is
irregular, with some leaflets almost totally yellow while others are the
usual green.
Lomandra hystrix 'LHBYF'
Mat Rush which grows to 1.5m – 1.8m high x 1.2m – 1.5m wide with pale yellow fragrant flower heads from September to November. Full sun to heavy shade.
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.
Grevillea 'Poorinda Belinda'
A shrub with laxly spreading to divaricate branches; leaves
15-25mm long,2-4mm broad, oblong to narrow elliptical, + acute with
scarcely pungent points, glabrous glossy and trinerved above, the margins
recurved; infloresence a short loose raceme, the rachis 7-8mm long,
pubescent; flowers on slender pubescent pedicals 5-7mm long; perianth tube
8-10mm long + 1mm diameter near the recurved limb, dilating to + 3mm
diameter below the middle, pubescent, the limb 2.25mm diameter, more
densely pubescent; ovary villous as is the 2mm long stipe; style + 20mm
long villous in the lower part with scattered hairs above, disc surrounding
stigma obicular 2mm diameter, glabrous.
Diagnosis:
Grevillea 'Poorinda Belinda' differs from G. juniperina chiefly
in its scarcely pungent + flat leaves; perianth tube more broadley dilated
below the middle; ovary and stipe villous, the stipe much less than 4mm
long, and inits hairy style.
Comparators:
Grevillea juniperina R.Br. 13M (Ca 21Km) from
Braidwood-Nerriga, New South Wales, D.W. Shoobridge, 28-10-1962 CBG 013054.
Notes:
Another attractive addition to the "Poorinda" range of cultivars and
one that is similiar at least in leaf shape to G. 'Poorinda Signet'. It can
be distinguished from that cultivar by the innocuous points of its leaves;
its shorter inflorescence and the hairy covering of its branches which is
not distinctively whitish grey. Differences to be seen are densely hairy
ovary of G. 'Poorinda Belinda', its much longer hairy style and its overall
flower colour which is a pale orange shade rather than brick red.