Grevillea 'Poorinda Adorning'
It is a low spreading shrub growing to a height of about 1m.
The pungent leaves are long and narrow and about 25 mm long by 2-3mm wide.
The upper surface is shiny green whilst the underside is covered with dense
silky hairs. The very woolly flowers are formed into dense clusters and are
produced terminally on short side laterals. The perianth is bright pink and
about 16mm long and the styles are about 25mm long.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar is different from most forms of Grevillea
juniperina as it has bright pink flowers instead of the usual for the
species of red, orange or yellow flowers.
Grevillea 'Poorinda Beauty'
This plant will grow to a height of about 2m, however a
tendency to produce long straggly branches has been noted. Leaves are
smooth and grey-green on upper surface being very densely covered in silky
hairs on the underside. Stems are covered wtih silky hairs. Each leaf is
about 1.5cm long by about 3mm wide and pungent.
Diagnosis:
Flowers, red grading to yellow towards the limb, borne in very
dense clusters. Individual flowers are 1cm long, styles deep pink, are
between 1.8 - 2cm long. The flowers are said to be sterile. This cultivar
can be distinguished from its parents in that the flower clusters are more
dense than either of its parents, and these clusters tend to be more spread
out along the branches.
G.'Poorinda Beauty' is of the same cross as G. 'Poorinda Splendour' and G.
'Poorinda Wonder', however it is not known whether the same forms of the
respective species were used. This cultivar differs from both G. 'Poorinda
Splendour' and G. 'Poorinda Wonder' in leaf size. Leaves of this cultivar
are about 1.5cm long compared with 2 - 3cm leaves for both G. 'Poorinda
Splendour' and G. 'Poorinda Wonder'. Flower colour is only different in
that the colour of the perianth tube is a clear bright yellow compared to
the duller colour of both G.'Poorinda Splendour' and G. 'Poorinda Wonder'.
Grevillea 'Poorinda Diadem'
It is an upright shrub reaching a height of 2-3m. The entire
leaves are about 30mm long, about 8mm wide and end in a fine point. The
upper leaf surface is shiny green while the underside is grey being covered
with short silky hairs. The flowers are formed into clusters and are borne
in the leaf axils. The perianths are buff-apricot in colour and up to 18mm
long. The yellow styles are 24mm long.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar is different from Grevillea 'Poorinda Leane' in
size of plant, leaf size and flower colour. Grevillea 'Poorinda Diadem' is
not as tall nor does it spread as wide as Grevillea 'Poorinda Leane'. The
leaves are shorter but wider, about 30mm long by 8mm wide compared with
40mm long by 4mm wide. The flower colour is less orange and the styles are
yellow compared with red for Grevillea 'Poorinda Leane'.
Grevillea 'Poorinda Firebird'
G.'Poorinda Firebird' can be expected to grow to a height of
approximately 2m. Leaves are dull green on the upper surface, densley
covered with silky hairs on the underside. Individual leaves are between
2.5 - 3cm long and about 4mm wide. Leaf edges are rolled under. Flowers,
scarlet and borne profusely in clusters. Each flower is about 1cm long.
Style is approximately 2.5cm in length. Flowers are said to be sterile.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar differs from its parents in that the length of the
leaves is intermediate between G. speciosa (1-5cm) and G. oleoides
(5-10cm). Leaf shape is not significant as various forms of both parents
have the same shape. Flower colour is not significantly different from
either parent.
Grevillea 'Poorinda Gemini'
It is a small shrub growing to a height of about 1m. The
leaves are deeply lobed and about 130mm long by about 45mm wide. Individual
lobes are pointed and narrow being about 3mm wide. The upper surface is
dark shiny green while the underside is covered with dense silky hairs. The
deep red flowers are of the "toothbrush" type and are produced terminally
on short branchlets and occasionally on the main stem opposite a leaf. The
perianths are about 8mm long and the pink styles are 20mm long.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar differs from its stated parent in size of plant.
Grevillea 'Poorinda Gemini' grows to a height of about 1m whereas
Grevillea hookeriana usually attains a height of approximately 2m. The
difference in leaf size and flower colour are not significant.It differs
from Grevillea 'Poorinda Blondie' which is also said to be a seedling
selection of Grevillea hookeriana in colour of styles.Grevillea 'Poorinda
Gemini' has pink styles compared with red for Grevillea hookeriana.
Grevillea 'Poorinda Pink Coral'
The leaves, which are pungent, are approximately 3cm long and
about 4mm wide. The upper surface is shiny with a prominent mid-rib, whilst
the underside has a dense covering of short silky hairs which give a grey
to white appearance. The clusters of coral pink flowers are produced on the
ends of short branchlets. Individual flowers are about 1.3cm long with
styles being up to about 2cm long.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar differs from Grevillea 'Poorinda Queen' in that it
is a smaller shrub and its flowers are coral pink in colour.
Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon'
Moderately dense shrub 1.5m in diameter with large red terminal racemes for most of the year.
COMPARISON (R.H.S. Colour Chart 1966)
Grevillea bipinnatifida - perianth: 15mm Red 42B, style: 37mm long Cardinal Red 53B
Grevillea banksii - perianth: Empire Rose 48C, style: Cardinal Red 53C
Grevillea ‘Robyn Gordon’ - perianth: 13mm long Crimson 52A, style: 40mm long Cardinal Red 53C
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.
Melaleuca 'Snowstorm'
It is said that after six years the original cutting grown
plant was very dense and symetrical in shape, being about 1.5m high and
1.5m wide. Flowering can be sporadic throughout the year but the main
flowering season is in late winter and spring when it is claimed the whole
plant is covered in flowers. Leaves are green excepting the young new
growth which is pink. Individual leaves are very narrow being 1mm wide and
18-25mm long. The midrib is clearly visible on close inspection. Flowers
are white and produced in "brushes" up to approximately 40mm in length.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar can be distinguished from the more typical forms
of M. linariifolia in that it is a dwarf form.
Grevillea 'Crosbie Morrison'
This cultivar grows from between 1 - 2m tall with a spread of
anywhere between 2 -4m. It generally has arching branches. The leaves are
greyish and hairy, terminating in a pungent point. They are ca. 15mm long
and 2mm wide. The margins are recurved and meet on the underside. The
flowers are ca. 9mm long, and the reddish style ca. 20mm long. They are red
and cream in colour. The flowers are borne in small umbel-like clusters
produced at the terminal of short leafy branchlets. They are found over the
winter to spring months.
Diagnosis:
The supposed parents of this cultivar are both polymorphic, with
G. lavandulacea especially so. There is confusion in determining what is
known as G. 'Crosbie Morrison' from other hybrids of these two species.
Confusion can even arise between the cultivar and some forms of G.
lavandulacea. To add to the confusion, a number of other hybrids from the
same parents seem to have been grown and sold under this cultivar name. A
diagnostic table was prepared but the similarity between the cultivar and
parent species as well as a similar cultivar, G. 'Poorinda Illumina' (syn.
Grevillea 'Clearview Robin'), did not make a positive determination any
easier. It has therefore not been included. One feature that distinguishes
the cultivar from the parents is the predominantly arching branches,
particularly as a younger plant.