Callistemon 'Shannon'
This is a moderately open, medium to large shrub with a
columnar growth habit which grows to approximately 2-3 metres high by 1-2
metres wide. Foliage is bright green and is particularly attractive with a
soft appearance. The bottle brush flowers form in small tight clusters from
October to November. Individual flowers are crimson and are 100mm long and
50mm in diameter.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar may be a C. viminalis hybrid. The large crimson
flowers and unusually soft appearance of the foliage creates a distinct
effect in comparison with other Callistemon cultivars.
Ceratopetalum gummiferum 'Johanna's Christmas'
This cultivar is a dwarf form of Ceratopetalum gummiferum. It is a small,dense shrub ca. 1m tall x 1m wide. The white flowers appear between October and January and as they die off, the calyx of each flower turns red.
DIAGNOSIS: As for C. gummiferum except for its dwarf habit (1m x 1m).
Ceratopetalum gummiferum 'White Christmas'
Diagnosis:
C. 'White Christmas' is only different from other known forms of C. gummiferum in that the calyx lobes do not exhibit the usual pink to red colouring. The calyx lobes remain white to green in colour throughout the
flowering and seed developing period. Habit is also identical to other known forms of C. gummiferum.
Ceratopetalum gummiferum 'Magenta Star'
This cultivar is a shrub to 3.5m tall by 3m wide. The new
growth is a dark magenta-purple which gradually fades as the leaves age.
The undersides of the leaves are a darker colour than the upper surfaces,
and the leaf margins hold the colouration even when the leaf ages. The
midveins of the leaves are a prominent red when the leaves are young and
these change to a prominent greenish-yellow as the leaves age.
Diagnosis:
The purplish appearance of the new growth is the most
distinctive feature of this cultivar; in usual forms it is green.
Chamelaucium uncinatum 'Newmarracarra'
The cultivar is a robust shrub, growing vigorously to 2m tall
with a spread of 2-3m. The newer stems are tinged pink, and the leaves are
long, being between 30-40mm in length. This cultivar is an early flowering
variety with large, full petals. The flower is rose pink with dark centres,
though flower colour varies from when a flower has freshly opened to when
it starts to wither with age. Thbe flower colour is blotched on the older
flowers. The flowers measure ca. 22mm in diameter.
DIAGNOSIS:
Correa 'Snowbelle'
Correa ‘Snowbelle’ is a small to medium spreading shrub which will grow to approximately 1 metre high x 1.5 metres across. It has bell-shaped white flowers which occur over a long period from autumn to spring.
Chamelaucium uncinatum 'Munns'
This cultivar is of average vigour and has an erect habit. The
leaves are ca. 20-25mm long and much narrower than is normal for the
species. The flowers are ca. 20mm in diameter with a dark centre and a dark
pink edge on the petals. This cultivar flowers from August to November in
Western Australia and is the latest variety to flower.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar can be distinguished because of its narrower
foliage and the flower colour.
Chamelaucium uncinatum 'Newmarracarra'
The cultivar is a robust shrub, growing vigorously to 2m tall
with a spread of 2-3m. The newer stems are tinged pink, and the leaves are
long, being between 30-40mm in length. This cultivar is an early flowering
variety with large, full petals. The flower is rose pink with dark centres,
though flower colour varies from when a flower has freshly opened to when
it starts to wither with age. Thbe flower colour is blotched on the older
flowers. The flowers measure ca. 22mm in diameter.
DIAGNOSIS:
Banksia 'Giant Candles'
The leaves of this cultivar are plus/minus 4.5cm long and are
intermediate between the two parents, being whorled around the stem as in
B. ericifolia and with the revolute margins of B. spinulosa. The leaves are
not toothed. The inflorescence of this cultivar is its most striking
attribute. A single inflorescence can measure 38-40cm long. When fresh the
inflorescence resembles B. ericifolia. The individual flowers are rich
orange in colour and 2-2.6cm long, as compared to the gold flowers with
black styles of B. spinulosa var. spinulosa. In Brisbane the flowering
period is from autumn through winter.
Callistemon citrinus 'Demesne Rowena'
This cultivar grows to 1.5m tall by 1.5m wide. It has a fairly
open habit. The flowers open to a deep red and lighten as they age to a
deep pink. Other features of the plant are as for C. citrinus.
Diagnosis:
The cultivar is another very attractive colour variant of C.
citrinus. The flower colour changing from red to deep pink is a very
distinctive feature of the cultivar as compared to the deep crimson of C
'Splendens' and the white flowers of C. 'White Anzac'.