Plectranthus graveolens 'Bennelong Frosty Carpet'
This cultivar is prostrate but with flowering stems 10 to 25cm
tall. It roots very freely forming a dense mat plus/minus 2m across. The
leaves are suborbicular to broadly ovate plus/minus 8cm long by 4.5cm wide.
The concave upper surface of the leaf is deep green and the underside pale
green. Both leaf surfaces are covered in a dense coating of fine, twisted,
silky hairs that are more prominent on the lower surface. On the dentate
leaf margin the whiteness of the hairs contrasts with the leaf colour. The
violet blue flowers are borne on a raceme plus/minus 14cm long. Individual
corollas are plus/minus 1cm long. In Sydney it flowers from December to
February.
Diagnosis:
P. graveolens 'Bennelong Frosty Carpet' can be distinguished
from the normal form of P. graveolens by its prostrate habit, its much
smaller leaves and its hairier appearance.
Prostanthera 'Mauve Mantle'
Low spreading shrub, 1m (h) x 2m (w)
Flowers:
Mauve, 15mm in diameter, from late winter to spring (Melbourne),
late Spring (Canberra) October to November
Foliage colour: Dark green
Comparators:
Prostanthera denticulata
Reasons for distinctiveness: Although the parentage of this cultivar is unknown it does seem to have affinities with Prostanthera denticulata.
Prostanthera 'Mauve Mantle' is a dense prostrate to low growing groundcover with dark green leaves whereas Prostanthera denticulata is a more open, to upright shrub with spreading to erect branches and mid green leaves.
Prostanthera ovalifolia 'Brundah View'
Large open shrub, 3m x 3m, flowers distinctive purplish pink 15mm x 15mm from early September to November.
Prostanthera lasianthos 'Kallista Pink'
This cultivar has deep clear pink flowers borne in profusion.
The shrub grows from 4 to 5m tall by plus/minus 3m wide. All other features
of the plant are as for P. lasianthos.
Prostanthera cuneata 'Alpine Gold'
Diagnosis:
Differs from other known forms of Prostanthera cuneata Benth. in
the variegation of its upper leaves. Colour proportions vary from
plus/minus 90% golden yellow to plus/minus 20% where the leaves are merely
edged with gold. Variegation is absent from the lower leaves of the
branches, but the green of these is vertually masked by the brilliant
yellow of the younger leaves.
Westringia fruticosa 'Morning Light'
This cultivar grows to 1m tall by up to 1m wide. It is a relatively compact shrub. The leaves are variegated, and the variegation is fairly consistent, in the form of a narrow band around the margin of the leaf. The flowering is not as prolific as it is for the usual form of the species.
Diagnosis:
Westringia 'Morning Light' is easily distinguished because of the variegated foliage.
Pultenaea pedunculata 'Pyalong Pink'
This cultivar is a colour form of Pultenaea pedunculata. It is
a very dense, prostrate shrub that grows to 2m wide, and is very
floriferous. The flowers are pink, plus/minus 8mm across and appear in
spring. All other details of the cultivar are as for P. pedunculata.
Diagnosis:
Pultenaea 'Pyalong Pink' is readily distinguished from the usual
P. pedunculata by its flower colour. The upper surface of the standard is
pale pink with red striations radiating from the centre, while the under
surface is deep pink. In usual forms of P. pedunculata the flowers are
mainly yellow with a small patch of red around the base of the keel and
standard of the flowers.
Other notes:
Although forms close to this one are known from previous wild
collections, it is uncommon and its pink flowers make it more conspicuous.
It is uncommon and its pink flowers make it more conspicuous than the more
common forms of P. pedunculata. The cultivar was first
introduced to cultivation in October 1977.
Comparators:
Pultenaea pedunculata Hook. CBG 8311008 and CBG
002505.
Citrus australasica 'Judy's Everbearing'
Tall shrub or small tree to a maximum of 3-4 metres high by 2
– 3 metres wide with dense foliage. Axillary spines solitary, straight to
25mm long. Leaves are simple, obovate to elliptic, glabrous. Flowers white
(with pink buds) approximately 10-15mm in diameter. Fruit a cylindrical
berry, 4-8 cms long, 15-25mm in diameter.
Diagnosis:
C. ‘Judy’s Everbearing’ is a tall growing selection which bears
fruit all year round.
Correa 'Summer Belle'
Small dense spreading shrub growing to 1 m x 1 m with shiny
foliage. Mature leaves opposite, 30 mm x 11 mm in size, elliptical, apex
acute, margin slightly irregular and tending to recurve, dark glossy green,
slightly scabrous and glabrous on top, regularly pitted with sparsely
scattered pale coloured stellate hairs on the margins. Underside of leaves
paler green, densely covered with minute tan coloured stellate hairs.
Petiole 4mm, light green, thickly covered with tan coloured stellate hairs.
Calyx 4.5 mm x 6 mm, tan coloured, square shaped, with minute calyx teeth
present, covered with numerous small tan coloured stellate hairs becoming
sparser towards the corolla. Pedicel 3 mm. Corolla 33 mm x 8 mm, rose pink
colour to the split covered with numerous small rose coloured stellate
hairs. Petal tips pale green covered with pale green stellate hairs grading
to tan and becoming denser at the tip. Underside of corolla tips pale green
and glabrous then changing to a pink throat. Stamens 8, strongly exerted
from the corolla, 38 mm long, filaments very fine and pale green, strongly
widened towards the base. Anthers bright yellow, 3 mm long. Style 33 mm
long. Peak flowering is in summer and continues through to winter.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar resembles C. glabra var turnbullii in foliage.
Leaves are glossy green and aromatic when crushed. Differs from C. ‘ Mt
Barker Beauty ’ which has shorter flowers and a green calyx. The flowers of
C. ‘ Mt Barker Beauty ’ are also darker red and green and the colour change
from red to green occurs further up the corolla from the split. Mature
leaves of C. ‘ Mt Barker Beauty ’ are longer and wider. Differs from other
C.glabra var turnbullii varieties which have much shorter, narrower and
paler pink flowers with highly exerted stamens. Calyx of C.glabra var
turnbullii is green rather than tan and mature leaves are longer. The
flowers of C. ‘Summer Belle’ are larger than the usual C. glabra var
turnbullii varieties.
Banksia paludosa 'Little Pal'
Distinctive characters and diagnosis:
Banksia paludosa is a low spreading shrub 0.5-1.5m in diameter with small flowers 5-10cm long x 3-4cms in
diameter. Banksia 'Little Pal' is a dwarf or low-growing selection.
Flower colour:Buff yellow
Habit/description: Moderately dense, small shrub
Plant size: 0.5m (h) x 1.2m (w)
Flower size: 150mm long x 60mm diameter
Flowering time: Feb-June
Leaves (Foliage colour): Deep green
Frost hardiness: High
Years in cultivation: Introduced to the wholesale nursery industry in February 2004.
Has the cultivar been tested? This selection has remained consistent in form since collecting around 1995 and through successive propagation seasons, at various localities especially at my original property at
Hoddles Creek Victoria.