Callistemon salignus 'Great Balls of Fire'
Growing to a height of 1.75m with a spread of 1.5m, C. 'Great Balls of Fire' was bred for its particularly dense compact habit and the intense red hues of its new emerging growth.
Callistemon viminalis 'Prolific'
A small tree to 6m high by 4m across with pendulous branch
tips. The leaves are narrowly elliptical to 50mm long by 7mm wide. The
bright red flowers are borne in spikes clustered near the branch ends. Each
spike is about 80mm long by 40mm across. They are seen in late spring and
summer and again in autumn in the eastern states and from June to October
in Western Australia.
Diagnosis:
The only significant differences between this and other forms of
C. viminalis are its prolific flowering habit and the flowering spikes
borne in clusters at the branch ends. The branch ends are not as pendulous
as some forms. It is not readily identifiable.
Callistemon 'Woolomin Sparkler'
A medium-sized shrub to 3m high by 2m across with compact
habit and dense foliage. The leaves are narrowly oblanceolate to 80mm long
by 7mm wide tapering towards the base. The apex is pointed. The red flowers
are borne in spikes clustered near the branch ends. The anthers are yellow.
Each spike is about 80mm long by 60mm across from specimen, although spikes
to 120mm long are claimed by the originator. Flowers over a long period
starting September, peak October and again March and April.
Diagnosis:
Differs from C. salignus pink form in having:
* Red flowers
* Flower spikes borne in clusters near the branch ends
* Extended flowering period
Differs from C. 'Harkness' in having:
* Shorter flower spikes
* Shorter leaves
* More upright habit
Differs from C. citrinus in having:
* Lighter green leaves
* Flower spikes in clusters
* Extended flowering period
Callitris 'Golden Zero'
Diagnosis:
The plant is identical to its parents except that the foliage is
golden yellow throughout the year.
Carpobrotus glaucescens 'CAR10'
Prostrate creeping succulent that has long trailing stems up to 2m. Commonly called Pigface, this native Carpobrotus produces large deep pink flowers in spring and autumn with purple stems.
Correa 'Bett's Red'
It is a large open shrub growing to a height of about 1.5m by
about 2m wide. The leaves are up to 20mm long by about 10mm wide. The upper
surface is rough to the touch while the underside is rusty to light green
in colour and covered with matted woolly hairs. The younger stems are also
rough. The deep pink flowers are tubular and 35mm long. The colour is
slightly paler at the tips. The tips of the floral tube are partially
reflexed. The style and stamens protrude about 5mm beyond the rim of the
floral tube. It is reported to flower freely from March to October.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar is different from its assumed parents in size of
plant, flower colour and roughness of leaves, stems and flowers. Correa
'Bett's Red', growing to a height of about 1.5m, is larger than Correa
'Mannii' which usually grows up to 500mm. Correa'Bett's Red' has darker
pink flowers than Correa 'Mannii' and the roughness of the leaves, stems
and flowers of Correa 'Bett's Red' is much greater that shown by Correa
'Mannii'. Correa 'Bett's Red' is different from Correa reflexa in flower
colour and shape of the floral tube. Correa 'Bett's Red' has deep pink
flowers compared with red and/or green for Correa reflexa. The floral tube
also does not reflex to the same extent usually seen in Correa reflexa.
Correa reflexa var. speciosa 'Fat Fred'
This cultivar is a very large flowered form of the species.
The flowers are quite squat, measuring plus/minus 30mm overall by
plus/minus 13mm in diameter. The upper part of the corolla tube is red
while the tips are a clear green yellow. All other characteristics of the
cultivar fit within the known range of variation of C. reflexa var.
speciosa.
Diagnosis:
The cultivar can be distinguished by its very large flowers.
Correa 'Betty Fawcett'
The cultivar is a medium dense shrub that grows to 1.0m x 2m.
The foliage is dark green. The flowers are pink and yellow to 25mm long by
8mm wide. It flowers in Autumn and Spring.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar is very similar to Correa 'Marian's Marvel'. The
flowers are very similar though Correa 'Marion's Marvel' has more area of
yellow at the base of the bell. The foliage also differs somewhat, with the
leaves of Correa 'Betty Fawcett' having deep indentations where the leaves
occur on the leaf blade.