Grevillea 'Starfire'
Grevillea 'Starfire' grows into a bushy shrub 2.5m tall and
1.5m wide. The foliage is dark green on the upper surface and the lower
surface is covered in closely appressed silvery hairs which give a silvery
appearance. The leaves are compound and are about 29cm long and 24cm wide.
The midrib of each leaf is prominent, raised on the lower surface and a
contrasting yellow green on the lower surface. The inflorescences are
cylindrical racemes 15-16cm long and about 8cm across. Flowers are produced
throughout the year but are most prolific from November to April. On
opening the flowers are a coppery brown but this colour quickly changes to
a bright red. The styles are a contrasting pink with yellow stigmas.
Diagnosis:
Grevillea 'Starfire' resembles both its parents. G. 'Honey Gem'
has greyed yellow lobes with yellow styles, G. 'Starfire' has dark red
lobes with pink styles, and G. 'Starflame' has red lobes with red styles.
Grevillea 'Starflame'
Grevillea 'Starflame' grows into a slender shrub 2m tall and
1m wide. The foliage and inflorescences are the same as for Grevillea
'Starfire'. Flowering is sporadic but most prolific in spring. The flowers
are bright flame red with red styles.
Diagnosis:
Grevillea 'Starflame' is very much like both its parent G
.'Honey Gem' and another G. 'Honey Gem' seedling, G. 'Starfire'. The main
difference between the three is flower colour. G. 'Honey Gem' has greyed
yellow lobes with yellow styles, G. 'Starflame' has red lobes with red
styles, and G. 'Starfire' has dark red lobes with pink styles.
Grevillea 'Misty Pink'
This cultivar grows to plus/minus 2.5m tall by 1.5m wide. It
reaches these dimensions at 3.5 years of age. The habit of the cultivar
closely resembles that of one of its parents, G. banksii. The leaves of
this cultivar are plus/minus 18cm long by 17-18 cm wide at their widest
point. They resemble the leaves of both parents fairly closely. The
individual lobes of the leaf have the more pungent tips of G. sessilis.
The stems are slightly angular being intermediate between the angular stems
of G. sessilis and the round stems of G. banksii. The flowers are borne in
a raceme 10-11cm long by plus/minus 6cm wide. They are a soft pink with
orange styles and are found all year round. The individual flowers are
plus/minus 35mm long to the tip of the stigma and packed densely into the
raceme. The inflorescence is wider than those of G. sessilis and
approximately the same as G. banksii. Individual flowers are the same size
as for G. banksii but differ in colour.
Grevillea 'Merinda Gordon'
This cultivar is an upright shrub 3m tall by 2m across. The
leaves are 2.5 to 3cm long by ca. 2.5cm wide at the widest point. The
leaves are stiff and leathery with the midrib of the leaf being strongly
curved (reflexed). The leaves have a dentate margin with pungent points on
each lobe. The venation is prominent, being yellow green in colour. The
veins stand out from the leaf surface on the underside. The flowers are a
rich pink to red. The style and pedicel are covered with a dense coat of
silky hairs and there are scattered hairs on the perianth segments. The
main flowering season is late winter to early spring though is also
sporadic with flowers often appearing after rain.
Diagnosis:
The leaves of Grevillea 'Merinda Gordon' resemble those of G.
insignis though they are smaller in size. G. insignis leaves are about
5.5cm long by 3cm wide at the widest point though are variable. They are
roughly ovate and undulate with dentate margins surrounded by a pungent
tip. The leaves of the cultivar are more crowded on the stems than in G.
insignis. G. asteriscosa has much smaller, almost sessile leaves that are
deeply trifid and have pungent lobes. The stems of G. insignis are glabrous
with a mealy bloom while Grevillea 'Merinda Gordon' is glabrous without the
mealy bloom. G. asteriscosa has hairy stems. The flowers of the cultivar
are intermediate in size between the parent species, smaller than G.
insignis but larger than G. asteriscosa. The style is glabrous in G.
insignis except near the base while the styles of both G. asteriscosa and
the cultivar are hairy.
Grevillea 'Pink Parfait'
This cultivar grows into a slender shrub of ca. 4m tall. The
leaves are very similar in shape to G. bankisii being ca.12cm long by ca.
8cm wide at the widest point. The lower surfaces of the leaves have a
silvery appearance due to a coating of dense hairs. The flowers are vivid
pink in fairly compact racemes ca. 17cm long.
Diagnosis:
Grevillea 'Pink Parfait' grows very similar in size and habit to
G. sessilis whereas G. 'Misty Pink' grows only to 2.5m tall. The leaves are
very similar to G. banksii in shape but are the green colour of G. sessilis
, not the greyish colour of G. banksii. The inflorescence is longer than in
G. 'Misty Pink'. The inflorescence is slighly narrower, ca. 5cm compared
with 6cm of G. 'Misty Pink'. The flowers are less densely packed on the
raceme than in G. 'Misty Pink'. The styles are very similar to the shortish
straight styles of G. sessilis rather than the longer, more hooked styles
of G. 'Misty Pink'.
Comparators:
Grevillea 'Misty Pink' CBG 8112260 (ACRA No.177).
Grevillea 'Jubilee'
Grevillea' Jubilee' is a shrub of medium density and which grows to a height of more or less 1m. It has erect, dark green foliage; the leaves are linear elliptical, more or less 25mm long and 30mm wide with pungent tips and slightly revolute margins. The flowers are in terminal
clusters and are distinctively coloured. In bud, the perianth is mostly yellow-green but dark red on the dorsal side. At maturity it becomes more yellow on the limb and at the base and is a contrasting red brown on the dorsal side. The flowers open to release a thick red-brown style with a
large tan coloured pollen presenter (style end).
Diagnosis:
This cultivar has the appearance of a compact form of G.rosmarinifolia but while the flowers are the approximate size and waxiness of that species, the colouring is decidedly different. Grevillea ' Jubilee' is less hairy and has bigger flowers than G. alpina as well as being a slightly larger shrub.
Grevillea 'Old Gold'
Grevillea ' Old Gold' is a shrub of medium to high density
which grows to a height of about 30cm and width of about 1m. The leaves
usually have from 4-5 pungent tipped lobes but are occasionally entire. The
flowers are arranged in semi-erect clusters and are greyed yellow with pink
styles which fade to apricot. They are most prolific from July-October with
a further flush in late Summer-Autumn. There is no new foliage growth at
the peak of flowering.
Diagnosis:
The outstanding feature of the plant is the new growth of the
foliage which is yellow gold and contrasts with the darker green of the
more mature leaves. This cultivar differs from its parents mainly in
foliage characteristics. The leaves of G. juniperina are totally different,
being narrow and linear, the only similarity being the pungent tips. G. '
Old Gold' shares the lobed leaf characteristic of G. ilicifolia but he
latter has nore obtuse lobes and does not have lighter coloured new growth.
G. ilicifolia also differs in having red, toothbrush type flower clusters.
The flowers of G. ' Old Gold' are more like those of G. juniperina which
can also have greenish yellow clusters but which has much broader styles
and style ends than G. ' Old Gold'.
Boronia muelleri 'Sunset Serenade'
This cultivar grows to about 1m tall by up to 1m wide. It is a
dense bush and very floriferous. The main flowering season is from August
to December though occasional flowers are found throughout the year. The
flowers are up to 10mm across and are pink in colour.
Diagnosis:
B. muelleri 'Sunset Serenade' can be distinguished from other
forms of B. muelleri by its smaller stature, denser habit and greater
floriferousness.
Boronia 'Carousel'
This cultivar is a moderately dense upright shrub, growing
from 1-4 metres tall, but usually is 2m tall by 1.5m wide. The foliage is a
very dark green. The flowers occur in mid spring (late October to early
November in Sydney), are pink in colour aging to a deep red. The petals
last for a long period.
Diagnosis:
Boronia 'Carousel':
An upright shrub 1-4 metres tall by 1.5m wide. Leaves
pinnate to 35mm long, leaflets to 10mm long, dark green and mainly glabrous
(some scattered hairs along main vein). Flowers bell shaped, ca. 8mm long,
solitary, petals bright pink aging to deep red. Flowers October-November.
Boronia heterophylla (Red or Kalgan Boronia):
An upright, bushy shrub to 3m
tall by 2m wide though usually smaller and narrower. Leaves pinnate or
simple to 50mm long, leaflets to 30mm long, dark green and glabrous.
Flowers bell shaped, ca. 10mm long, solitary, petals reddish-pink and fade
as they age, slightly fragrant. Flowers can be found between
August-November.
Boronia molloyae (Tall Boronia):
An upright to spreading shrub 1-4m tall by
1-2m wide. Leaves pinnate, 20-50mm long, dark green and hairy, aromatic.
Flowers bell like, ca. 5mm long, solitary, pinkish-red, not fading with
age. Flowers October-January
The main characteristics of importance are the length of time the flowers
are held and the retention of the colour of the flowers as they age.
Boronia 'Tyalge Ruby'
Small shrub. Leaves strongly fragrant (citronella), 7-11
lobed, to 2.5cm long. Leaflets 8 - 10 mm long, oil glands on upper surface,
small hairs (sparse) on margins. Flowers usually 4 petals, 4 stamens and 4
carpels but occasionally 5 petals, 9 stamens and 5 carpels.
Diagnosis:
Boronia 'Tyalge Ruby' differs from B. muellerii by having
smaller but strongly fragrant leaves, like B. citriodora. It differs from
B. pilosa in having fragrant leaves. It has smaller leaves than B.
citriodora and B. pinnata. It has larger leaves than B. citrata and B.
'Sunset Serenade' but is also more fragrant than the latter.