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'.
Callistemon citrinus 'Splendens'
Note:
Formerly Callistemon 'Endeavour'
A rounded, compact shrub to 2m high by 2m across sometimes
taller in ideal conditions. Leaves are lanceolate elliptical, 90mm long by
20mm wide. They young growth which emerges from the flower spike is pinkish
and slightly hairy. The mature leaves are glabrous. The brilliant red
flowers are borne prolifically in spikes to 12cm long by 7cm diameter. They
are at their peak in late spring but are seen in other seasons in temperate
areas.
Diagnosis:
The cultivar may be distinguished from other forms of C.
citrinus by its very large, well displayed flower spikes and its compact
habit.
SYNONYMS:C. citrinus var. splendens; C. citrinus 'Endeavour'; C. 'Endeavour'
Callistemon 'Kempsey'
This cultivar is a tall erect shrub to 4m tall by up to 2m
across. The bark is semi-papery. The leaves are narrow lanceolate and 65mm
long by 6mm wide. The flowers are a bright red in colour and are borne in
densely packed terminal racemes in spring and summer.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar is more erect than either of the parent species.
The flowers are also held more erect and larger than the parent species.
The new leaf growth is not red.
Callistemon viminalis 'Dawson River Weeper'
A tall, spreading shrub to 5m high by 5m across, occasionally
taller in ideal conditions, with pendulous branches that reach to the
ground. Leaves are narrow-lanceolate and up to 70mm long by 5mm wide.
Leaves and young stems are covered with long, silky hairs and abundant oil
dots are obvious under a lens. The red, bottlebrush flowers are about 90mm
long by 50mm diameter and small leaves are often seen within the flower
spike. Main flowering periods are spring and autumn but some flowers are
found at most seasons in mild climates.
Diagnosis:
Many forms of C. viminalis are in cultivation; and are often
difficult to distinguish. This cultivar may be identified by its narrow
leaves, long, often continuous, flowering period and its bushy, pendulous
habit.
Correa pulchella 'Little Cate'
Correa pulchella ‘Little Cate’ is a moderately dense,
spreading evergreen shrub which has grown to approximately 60cm high by 1m
wide after 3 years in cultivation. Leaves are generally ovate to broad
ovate, of variable size but up to 25mm long by 17mm wide. Flowers are a
uniform bright pink. The corolla tube is 25mm long x 8mm wide. The flowers
are profuse and prominently displayed, contrasting well with the dark
foliage, and flowering continues for a long period. Peak flowering time is
between April and July.
Diagnosis:
Thought to be a hybrid between two forms of Correa pulchella (a
small leaved upright orange form and C. ‘Pink Mist’). C. ‘Little Cate’
differs from C. ‘Pink Mist’ in the colour of the flowers, which are a
deeper/brighter pink and in its more spreading growth habit. The growth
habit seems to be similar to C. ‘Dusky Bells’, however C. ‘Little Cate’ can
easily be distinguished by its leaves which are darker green, thicker, and
generally shorter and wider than those of C. ‘Dusky Bells’. The flowers of
C. ‘Little Cate’ are also more prominently displayed and less concealed by
the foliage.
Callistemon 'Country Sprite'
Fairly loose, open shrub to 4-5m tall. The new growth is
coppery pink. The leaves are narrowly elliptic to narrow-oblanceolate,
42-64mm long, and 6-9mm wide. The leaf stalk is 1-1.7mm long, margins
slightly recurved (on herbarium specimens at least); reticulate venation
clearly visible. Flower spike moderately open to relatively dense, ca. 35mm
wide. Stamens ca. 44-50, ca. 15mm long, pink at the tip, pale at the base.
Anthers yellow. Style exceeding stamens, pale green. Fruit not seen.
Flowering period mostly spring and late summer.
Diagnosis:
Differs from C. 'Glasshouse Country' in:
flowers redder and larger
darker leaf colour of older leaves
larger leaves
prominent pale green styles
Differs from C. recurvus in:
pale flower colour with stamens pale at base
paler, longer and wider leaves
leaves with less recurved margins (at least in dry specimens)
As with C. 'Tin-Sal Glow' there is a superficial resemblance to pink forms
of C. seiberi (syn. C. palludosus). However, the pale bases to the stamens
and slightly recurved leaf margins of C. 'Country Sprite' are distinct.
Grevillea 'Peaches and Cream'
Moderately dense spreading shrub 1.5m in diameter with large cream pink/red terminal racemes for most of the year. Diagnosis:The grouping characteristics used to identify the most similar varieties of common knowledge were – Leaf: margin pinnatisect. Inflorescence: position terminal, form cylindrical. Flower colour: intensifying from cream before anthesis, to pink or red after anthesis. On the basis of these grouping characteristics the following varieties were chosen as comparators: ‘Ned Kelly’ and ‘Superb’. ‘Robyn Gordon’ was also considered for its similar parentage but later excluded as it has red flowers and the early stage colours do not include cream.
Grevillea 'Poorinda Anticipation'
This cultivar grows to plus/minus 2m tall by plus/minus 2.5m
wide. It forms a moderately dense shrub with some long, spreading branches.
The leaves are deeply dissected and are 18-20cm long by plus/minus 6cm wide
at the widest point. They are glabrous above and covered with fine, pale
coloured hairs below. The flowers are of the "toothbrush" type and are
borne terminally on the branches. The inflorescences are pinkish in colour
and are one sided as are the flowers of Grevillea longifolia. The racemes
of flowers are plus/minus 8cm long.
Diagnosis:
G. 'Poorinda Anticipation' has the typical habit of G. willisii
, being moderately dense with some long, spreading branches. The leaves are
intermediate between the parents, having the alternate lobing of G.
longifolia, but the greater width and more deeply dissected leaves of G.
willisii. Each lobe is tipped with a pungent point, similar to those found
on G. willisii.
Comparators:
Grevillea longifolia CBG 037845. G. willisii (live
material) NBG registered No. 70050.
Grevillea 'Poorinda Joyce'
This cultivar grows to around .7m tall by up to .75m wide with
medium dense grey green foliage. The leaves are ca. 10mm long by 2mm wide,
glabrous on the upper surface and densley covered with hair on the lower
surface. The leaf margins produced in sparse clusters, and the perianth
tube is ca. 10mm long. They are deep pink in colour, grading to an ivory
colour on the perianth limb. The styles are deep pink and ca. 20mm long.
Flowering is from August to October.
Diagnosis:
The cultivar differs from its parents in having narrower leaves
than G. alpina but wider than Victorian forms of G lavandulacea. The flower
colour is similar to some forms of G. lavandulacea. The flower colour is
similar to some forms of G. lavandulacea but markely different to G. alpina
. Grevillea 'Poorinda Joyce" is a hybrid with the same parents as
Grevillea 'Poorinda Rosy Morn' and Grevillea ' Poorinda Joyce' are slightly
smaller in size than those of Grevillea 'Poorinda Joyce' differs from
Grevillea 'Poorinda Tranquility by being smaller in total size and leaf
size. The flowers are similar in both cultivars, however Grevillea
'Poorinda Joyce' is darker in colour.
Grevillea 'Poorinda Tranquillity'
Grevillea 'Poorinda Tranquillity' grows to a height of about
1m and a width of about 1.25m. The leaves are glabrous on the upper
surface, with a dense covering of silvery hairs on the lower surface. They
are about 3cm long and about 7mm wide with pungent tips and rolled edges.
Flowers are borne in dense clusters on short branchlets. Each flower is
more or less 1.2cm long. The perianth tube is pink, grading to cream
towards the limb. The styles are a deeper shade of pink.
Diagnosis:
G. 'Poorinda tranquillity' is immediately distinguishable from
both of its parents. The leaves are as wide as G. alpina but longer, and
are wider and longer than G. lavandulacea but less rolled at the edges. The
flowers are in terminal clusters on much longer branchlets than G.
lavandulacea. The styles are long and moderately hairy, not short and
densely hairy like G. alpina or almost glabrous like G. lavandulacea.