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.
Grevillea 'Sunset Splendour'
Shrub 3-4m tall, spreading to 2-3 m. Flowering is almost
throughout the year. The flowers are deep burnt orange in colour. The
foliage open and is grey-green in colour. Leaves are pinnately divided into
c.10-18 linear lanceolate sub-opposite lobes c.2-4 mm wide, 60-110mm long;
overall leaf length c.23-30 cm; upper surface dull green with a more or
less sparse covering of appressed white hairs; lower surface with an
indumentum of dense white appressed hairs. Flowers occur in terminal,
crowded cylindrical inflorescences c.9-16 cm long; perianth c.11-12mm long,
3-4 mm wide, outer surface with an open indumentum of wavy white hairs,
inner surface smooth and glabrous; limb bright yellow with similar
indumentum to perianth. Pistil 33-36 mm long; ovary sessile, covered in
dense white semi-appressed hairs; nectary prominent, bright yellow, with a
margin of deeply incised triangular lobes; style glabrous, shortly curved
above the small pollen presenter
Diagnosis:
The colour of the inflorescence is unique, being a distinct
burnt orange.
Grevillea 'Ladelle'
Shrub to 5m, spreading to 4m. Flowering is almost continuous
throughout the year. Flowers occur in terminal crowded cylindrical
inflorescences c. 11-15cm long x 5cm diameter; perianth 10mm long x 3-4mm
wide, outer surface has a moderately dense indumentum of appressed and
erect wavy white hairs, subduing the flower colour. The inner surface is
smooth and glabrous. The limb is covered in dense, erect wavy white hairs.
The pistil is 32-38mm long; ovary sessile, covered in dense flattened white
hairs; nectary prominent, burgundy in colour, with a prominently scalloped
margin; style glabrous with a prominent hoof-like pollen- presenter. The
foliage is open and is grey-green in colour. Leaves are pinnately divided
into c.7-9 sub-opposite lobes; lobes linear -lanceolate c. 4-9mm wide,
40-8-mm long; overall leaf length c.11-17cm. Young leaves are grey-green on
upper surface with an indumentum of semi-appressed white hairs most of
which are shed on maturity. Mature leaves are dark green on the upper
surface. The lower surface has a dense appressed indumentum of silvery
white hairs.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar is distinguished from its parent Grevillea 'Misty
Pink' by the deeper colour of the flowers. Its closest comparator is
Grevillea 'Sylvia' which is also a much paler pink.
Grevillea 'Flame 'n Beauty'
A dense spreading, shrub 0.6-1 m high 1.5-2 m wide. Branchlets
ascending, round in cross-section, slender, densely white-velvety. Leaves
2-4.5 cm long, 1.5-4.5 cm wide, obovate in outline, secund, 3–5-sect,
usually with trisect secondary division; primary leaf lobes 3-5, ultimate
lobes 0.5-2 cm long, 1-1.5 mm wide, stiff, pungent, upper surface
grey-green, texture leathery. Flowers:
buds whitish-green, perianth pale
yellow outside ageing white, the inner tepals reddish above the curve; the
limb creamy-white; style and style-end red; pollen-presenter whitish-pink.
The overall appearance of the flower is a peach colour aging to pink.
Flowering occurs from May through to December.
Diagnosis:
G. asparagoides differs in its open, cylindrical inflorescences
and perianths up to 5 mm wide and with a dense indumentum of glandular
hairs. G. calliantha has leaves to 7.5 cm long with 5-7 lobes, longer
floral bracts (>2 mm long) and perianths lacking glandular hairs. Flower
colour is a blend of both parents.
Similar hybrids:
Grevillea ‘Little Jessie’ which differs in its leaves
lacking secondary division.