Acacia cardiophylla 'Gold Lace'
Acacia ' Gold Lace' is a perennial shrub with a trailing
prostrate growth habit. Its flowering is observed to differ from the
standard A. cardiophylla form. Flowering occurs from August to mid
September, when the plants produce many mildly perfumed golden yellow
globular heads about 1cm in diameter in dense ancillary racemes 3-5cm,
long. The foliage of 'Kuranga Gold Lace' is typical A. cardiophylla and not
observed to differ from the standard form. The stems' prostrate growth
habit is the main characteristic distinguishing 'Kuranga Gold Lace' from
other A. cardiophylla. The stems of 'Kuranga Gold Lace' also differ from
those of the standard A. cardiophylla in becoming tortuous with age.
Diagnosis:
This variety is distinct from all other known varieties in
having the following combination of characters:
a prostrate trailing growth
habit (attaining little more then 20cm height) with stems becoming slightly
tortuous in age.
GROWTH HABIT
prostrate & trailing
erect & arching
All characteristics described and comparisions are from comparative growing
trials conducted at Wandin North, Victoria in 1989. Trials consisted of 25
plants 'Kuranga Gold Lace' grown from cuttings (potted January, 1989) with
25 plants grown from A. cardiophylla seed (sown August 1988 - potted
January 1989), all in 15cm pots outdoors. Potting mixture was 'Debco'
soilless mix. Measurements of 20 randomly selected plants were taken in
April, 94 days after potting. Four year old tub grown plants of the variety
were also measured.
Agonis flexuosa 'Variegata'
Diagnosis:
Agonis 'Variegata' differs from other known forms of this
species in its variegated leaves. The variegation consists of a yellow
border varying in width from 0.5-1mm, and a pale green mid portion from
1-2mm broad with a darker midrib in some leaves. Reversion to normal leaves
can occur as is demonstrated on the specimen described here. The green
leaves, produced on a lateral branchlet, are in general larger than the
variegated leaves. In this specimen the former are 45-80mm long and 2-4mm
broad, the variegated leaves on the other hand, are 20-50mm long and 2-4mm
broad. In addition the green portion of the variegated leaves is paler than
the normal leaf colour and seem to emphasis an overall less vigorous
appearance.
NB. In the above cultivar name the latinized form is conserved in
accordance with part 'b' of article 27 in The International Code of
Nomenclature of Cultivated Plants.
Agonis 'Fairy Foliage'
Diagnosis:
The distinguishing feature which makes this plant different from
the normal form is that the leaves are much more crowded. Individual leaf
lamina are generally narrower than normal, the lamina always ending a third
to a half the way along the leaf. The remainder of the leaf is reduced to a
thread-like extension of the mid-rib.
Agonis flexuosa 'Belbra Gold'
This cultivar is a leaf colour form of Agonis flexuosa
(Spreng) Schau. It is a dense shrub that grows to ca. 5m tall by 5m wide.
As the leaves first appear they have a reddish tinge but this quickly
changes to a pale yellow forming a golden crown on the plant. As the leaves
mature there is once again a colour change, as they revert to green or a
pale yellow mottled with green. Shortly after this last change the mature
leaves are dropped from the plant. When viewed from a short distance the
plant is a distinct golden colour. The colour of the foliage can be
affected by the amount of light intensity. The golden colour is more
pronounced during summer months in full light. The other features of the
cultivar correspond with those of Agonis flexuosa.
Diagnosis:
A. 'Belbra Gold' is readily distinguished from the usual A.
flexuosa by its foliage colour and its ultimate height, the cultivar only
growing to 5m. It can be distinguished easily from A. flexuosa 'Variegata'
as the variegation is different. A. flexuosa 'Variegata' has leaves with
yellow margins and a green centre as compared to all yellow or yellow
mottled green of A. 'Belbra Gold'.
Comparators:
Agonis flexuosa 'Variegata' (ACRA Number 4) held at
the Herbarium, National Botanic Gardens, Canberra.
Anigozanthos 'Bush Spark'
Dwarf habit. Not as vigorous in humid climates where it can be disease-prone and Flowers in spring, summer, winter.
Anigozanthos 'Rambocano'
Dwarf clumping selection 0.6-07 m with masses of orange/red flowers in Spring.
Anigozanthos flavidus 'Werite Woorata'
The branched flower spike is approximately 50cm high. The
dominant colour of the flower is dark red to burgundy.
Diagnosis:
The floral tube is reduced from the normal Anigozanthos flavidus
and the petals are lengthened into finger like processes.
Lechenaultia 'Park Pride'
Open prostrate habit 40-120mm high by 150-250mm wide with
potential to become wider. Short vertical flowering branches arise from the
main horizontal branches which radiate from a single stem. Leaves are
green, 5-6mm long and terete. Flowers tubular, tube 10mm long, split to
base along upper surface, pale purple pink. Lobes 5, 6-8mm long, lower 3
winged, upper 2 pointed with reduced wings, cream pink inner and wings.
Sepals 5, free, green, 4mm long, 1mm wide. Stamens 5, filaments 4mm long,
anthers basifixed, yellow. Stigma, indusium 2mm broad, purple pink, held at
mouth of corolla tube. Style 10mm long. Fruit 12-15mm long, terminated by
persistent sepals. Perpetual flowering in cultivation.
Diagnosis:
Characterised by prostrate habit with significantly improved
vigour over purported parents. The flower shape is intermediate between L.
floribunda and L. tubiflora. Colour is distinctive, not observed in either
parents or other Lechenaultia species. Perpetual flowering in cultivation.
Westringia 'Poorinda Pavane'
This cultivar is a bushy shrub up to 2.5m tall by 1.5-2m wide.
The leaves are from 10-25 long by up to 8mm wide and above though the young
growth does have a few fine white appressed hairs on the upper surface. The
undersurface is coated with short, white appressed hairs. The midribs are
prominent. The flowers are pale violet in colour. The calyx is hairy and
the corolla has a scattering of fine hairs. The flowering season is from
October to November.
Diagnosis:
Westringia 'Poorinda Pavane':
up to 2.5m tall by 1.5-2m wide; leaves
elliptical to lanceolate; glabrous above; small appressed white hairs
underneath; 10-25mm long by up to 8mm wide; leathery lamina; recurved
margins; whorls of 3-4; prominent midrib; flowers pale violet; calyx hairy;
flowers mainly October to November.
W. glabra:
To 1.5cm tall by 1m wide; leaves elliptical, glabrous, shiny
dark green; underside green but paler than upper surface; 10-50mm long by
2-15mm wide; very thin lamina; margins slightly recurved; whorls of 3-4;
prominent midrib; flowers bluish-mauve with orange spots; calyx almost
glabrous; flowers from October to December.
W. fruticosa:
1-2m tall by 1-2m wide; leaves broad linear, glabrous green
above; whith appressed hairs below; 10-25mm long by 2-5mm wide; leathery;
margins turned under; whorl of 4 crowded onto branchlets; flowers white to
pale mauve; calyx densely hairy; orange spots in throat; flowers over most
of the year.
Melaleuca hypericifolia 'Ulladulla Beacon'
It grows from 0.3 to 0.6m tall with a spread of 1 to 2m. The
flowers occur in the spring and summer months and are a bright orange red
in colour. Other features of the cultivar are as for Melaleuca
hypericifolia.