Diplarrena latifolia 'Amethyst Fairy'
A tussock-like perennial herb 300-400mm tall by 450mm across
with dense mid-green straplike foliage. The flowers are borne in the spring
and are up to 60mm across. The flowers are an intense purple in the centre
of the flower, with this colouration spreading in striations to the outer
perianth parts. Although each flower only lasts one day, they are produced
in quantity to give a good display.
Diagnosis:
Diplarrena 'Amethyst Fairy' has been selected for the intense
purple colouring on the inner perianth members and the purple shading on
the outer perianth members.
Epacris impressa 'Cranbourne Bells'
This cultivar has a similar growth habit and features as E.
impressa. The flowers have multiple corollas, sometimes greater than 10
lobes per flower. Individual flowers are 10mm long by 7mm wide. The flowers
are pinkish opening to white. The flowering season is from August to
October.
Diagnosis:
Epacris 'Cranbourne Bells' can be distinguished by its white
flowers with multiple corollas. Another form with multiple corollas is E.
impressa var.grandiflora, a form from the Grampian mountains. This form has
pink flowers and leaves that are much longer than the flowers, making it
easy to distinguish from the former.
Eremophila 'BERYLS BLUE'
E. ‘Beryl’s Blue’ is a compact rounded shrub approximately 1.5 metres in diameter. It has short leaves and pale blue flowers which occur from September to November.
Diagnosis:
E. ‘Beryl’s Blue’ may well be a hybrid between E. nivea and E. caerulea. E. ‘Beryl’s Blue’ is most like E. nivea, however its leaves are shorter, stiffer and curl over, flowers are much paler blue and it has a
more compact habit than E. nivea.
Eremophila 'Piccaninny Dawn'
Prolific flowering, upright compact shrub, leaves
dark grey green, branches from ground level, rose-pink flowers.
Comparators:
Eremophila oldfieldii ssp angustifolia is a large shrub or
small tree, up to 5m high by 4m wide with fleshy cylindrical dark green
leaves and orange-red or bright red corolla.
E. oppositifolia ssp oppositifolia is a rounded or dense, upright shrub to
4m high by 3m wide with silver-grey or grey green long narrow leaves.
Corolla is white to cream, pale yellow or pink to purple and the sepals are
white to cream, pale yellow or pink to purple but necessarily matching the
corolla.
Size:
3m x 4m
Flower colour:Corolla - Rose pink
Flower size:
25-30mm
Flowering period:
Late autumn to mid winter and intermittent throughout the
year.
Time in cultivation:
10 years
Eremophila 'Nullarbor Nymph'
Habit/description: Dense, low spreading shrub, 0.3m (H) x 1.2m (W). Leaves: dark grey green
Flowers lilac, Spring/Summer
Comparators:
Eremophila decussata, E. parvifolia. E. decussata is a small compact shrub 0.75m high x 1.5m wide with slightly rounded grey leaves and blue flowers. E. parvifolia is a low spreading shrub 0.75m high x 1.5m wide
with small bright green leaves and blue flowers.
Eremophila 'Beryl's Lipstick'
Open shrub, 1m (h) x 1.2m (w)
Flowers:
pink, 25mm x 8mm, from Aug-Oct
Foliage colour:
mid green
Comparators:
Eremophila maculata subsp. brevifolia, E. glabra
Reasons for distinctiveness:
Thought to be a hybrid between Eremophila glabra and E. maculata subsp. brevifolia.
Eremophila ‘Beryl’s Lipstick’ has striking pink flowers as opposed to the reddish pink flowers of Eremophila
maculata subsp. brevifolia. Leaves are more greyish in appearance and are larger than the comparator. It has been propagated vegetatively through several generations and has proven hardy in many districts.
Eremophila bignoniiflora 'Meringur Midnight'
Open shrub, 5m (h) x 2m (w)
Flowers:
Dark purple, 35mm x 10mm, from Aug-Oct
Foliage colour: mid green
Comparators:
Eremophila bignoniiflora, E. viscida
Reasons for distinctiveness:
Thought to be a hybrid between Eremophila
bignoniiflora and E. viscida. Eremophila bignoniiflora ‘Meringur Midnight’
has been selected for its large dark purple flowers and is a more compact
shrub than other forms of Eremophila bignoniiflora.
Brachyscome multifida var. multifida 'Evan'
This cultivar is a bushy perennial form with a cushion-like
habit 100-150mm tall by up to 400mm across. The flowers are mauve, ca 12mm
in diameter and occur from spring to autumn. The general morphology of the
plant is as for B.multifida though is smaller in all dimensions.
Diagnosis:
B. 'Evan' has flowers more similar in colour to B. multifida
var dilatata 'Breakoday'. The flowers though are much smaller, being ca.
12mm for 'Evan' and 20mm for 'Breakoday'. This is an immediate
distinguishing characteristic. The foliage also is much reduced in size.
B. multifida varies in flower colour and leaf variations and this cultivar
was selected for its distinct characteristics of compact size and flower
colour.
Brachyscome 'Valencia'
Habit: This cultivar is a moderately dense, lowspreading
perennial, 20cm tall by up to 75cm wide. Leaves:
Dark Green and deeply
divided and lobed, and up to 4cm long by 2cm wide. The lobes have rounded
apices. Flowers:
The ray florets are mauve in colour while the disk florets
are yellow. The diameter of the flowerhead is ca. 4cm. The flowers are
found all year round where tested in Queensland, with flower during the
winter months being larger than during other seasons of the year. Flowering
stems are erect and up to 15cm long.
Diagnosis:
Brachyscome angustifolia var. heterophylla:
Habit: Prostrate to ascending
perennial 10-30cm tall, spreading by means of rhizomes. Leaves:
Light
green, lobed, 3-5cm long by 2cm wide but variable. Leaves are clustered at
the base of stems decreasing in size higher on the stems. The lobe apices
are moderately pointed. Flowers:
Ray florets blue, pink or mauve. Disk
florets yellow. Flower head diameter 1.5-2cm. Flowering intermittent but
more profuse in Autumn. Flowers are terminal on short leafless stalks.
Brachyscome segmentosa:
Habit: Robust perennial 30-40cm tall by30-40cm wide
with self-layering habit. Leaves:
Bright green, lobed 3-7cm long by 1-2cm
wide. Lobes deep and subdivided at apex. Leaves form rosette and are
scattered up the stems. Flowers:
Ray florets white, disc florets yellow.
Corolla diameter 2.5-4cm. Flowers found intermittently all year in
cultivation. Flowers terminal on scapes 20cm tall.
The leaves are intermediate between the suspected parent species.
Brachsycome 'Valencia' leaves are larger than those of B. segmentosa.