Telopea oreades 'Errinundra White'
Note:
First received as 'Plateau View Alba', then changed to 'Plateau View
White'. Finally registered as 'Errinundra White'.
This cultivar is a white flowered selection with other
characteristics as for the species. T. oreades is a small tree with showy
red inflorescences. Leaves are oblanceolate, alternate, simple, entire,
dark green and shiny above, slightly glaucous beneath, borne on a petiole
ca. 5mm long; a prominent raised midrib below, sunken on the upper surface.
Flowers are borne in large terminal racemes in spring and early summer.
Fruit is a brown, leathery follicle 60-70mm long with a curved persistent
style 30-40mm long.
Diagnosis:
The cultivar is distinguished by its white flowers. All other
characteristics are those of the species.
Tetratheca thymifolia 'Bicentennial Belle'
The cultivar is a dense form of the species which grows to
about 0.7m tall by up to .9m wide. The cultivar suckers freely and flowers
all year round. The flowers are a mauve pink in colour and are up to 2cm
long.
Diagnosis:
Tetratheca 'Bicentennial Belle' flowers all year round and the
flowers are larger than is usual ie. the petals are 20mm long compared with
the usual 6-15mm long.
Veronica 'Monty's Blue'
Woody herb to c. 1m high; stems several or many from a large
woody rootstock, mostly erect and some flopping over.
Flowers:
In terminal racemes, 40–100, deep violet blue, Spring–Summer
Foliage:
Leaves lanceolate, mostly to 60mm long, apex acute, margins
serrate.
Comparators:
Veronica arenaria has linear and entire or with a few teeth or
with spreading irregular linear lobes and bright violet-blue flowers.
Veronica derwentiana usually has large lanceolate serrate leaves and
flowers white or pale lilac or pale blue
Reasons for distinctiveness:
A vigorous showy selection with the deep
violet blue flower spikes similar to V. arenaria and leaves similar to V.
derwentiana.
Veronica perfoliata 'Bill Cane'
A vigorous, somewhat upright shrub, 0.6–1 m; leaves: elliptical, pale green with prominent light coloured veins, perfoliate; flowers: white, in racemes which open progressively, 8–10 mm, mostly in late Spring to Summer.
Westringia 'Poorinda Pavane'
This cultivar is a bushy shrub up to 2.5m tall by 1.5-2m wide.
The leaves are from 10-25 long by up to 8mm wide and above though the young
growth does have a few fine white appressed hairs on the upper surface. The
undersurface is coated with short, white appressed hairs. The midribs are
prominent. The flowers are pale violet in colour. The calyx is hairy and
the corolla has a scattering of fine hairs. The flowering season is from
October to November.
Diagnosis:
Westringia 'Poorinda Pavane':
up to 2.5m tall by 1.5-2m wide; leaves
elliptical to lanceolate; glabrous above; small appressed white hairs
underneath; 10-25mm long by up to 8mm wide; leathery lamina; recurved
margins; whorls of 3-4; prominent midrib; flowers pale violet; calyx hairy;
flowers mainly October to November.
W. glabra:
To 1.5cm tall by 1m wide; leaves elliptical, glabrous, shiny
dark green; underside green but paler than upper surface; 10-50mm long by
2-15mm wide; very thin lamina; margins slightly recurved; whorls of 3-4;
prominent midrib; flowers bluish-mauve with orange spots; calyx almost
glabrous; flowers from October to December.
W. fruticosa:
1-2m tall by 1-2m wide; leaves broad linear, glabrous green
above; whith appressed hairs below; 10-25mm long by 2-5mm wide; leathery;
margins turned under; whorl of 4 crowded onto branchlets; flowers white to
pale mauve; calyx densely hairy; orange spots in throat; flowers over most
of the year.
Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem'
This cultivar is a medium dense shrub growing to 1.5m tall by
1.5 m high. The leaves are narrow-lanceolate to 20mm long by 3mm wide and
greyish-green in colour. They are moderately dense along the branches and
found in whorls of four. The branchlets are covered in closely appressed
white hairs which becomes slightly fewer as the branchlets ages. The nodes
are tufts of white hairs. The flowers are a light lilac-mauve to blue-mauve
and are in small axillary groups in the upper leaf axils. They are borne
prolifically in the spring but some occur all year round.
Diagnosis:
W. fruticosa:
1-2m tall x 3-4m wide. Leaves: narrow lanceolate to linear,
10-25mm long x 2-5mm wide, grey-green, glabrous on upper surface,
hoary-tomentose on under surface, margins recurved or revolute, crowded on
stem, usually in whorls of four, leathery. Flowers:
corolla 14mm long,
calyx hoary-tomentose,white to pale mauve with orange spots, flowers most
of the year.
W.'Wynyabbie Gem':
1.5m tall x 1.5 m wide. Leaves: Narrow lanceolate,
10-20mm x up to 3mm, grey-green, very scattered hairs on upper surface,
hoary-tomentose on under surface, margins slightly recurved, moderately
crowded on stem usually in whorls of four, leathery. Flowers:
Corolla 10mm
long, calyx moderately hairy and sharply pointed, blue-mauve with
browny-orange spots, flowers in spring but occasionally over most of the
year.
W. eremicola:
1-2m tall x 1.5m wide. Leaves: linear to narrow linear,
5-25mm x 1-2mm.grey-green, margins revolute, not crowded on stem, mostly in
whorls of three. Flowers:
corolla 5-6mm long, calyx with scattered hairs,
pale lilac with brownish spots, flowers mainly from September to December.
Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem' is a more open and erect shrub than W.
fruticosa. The cultivar is denser than W. eremicola.
Xerochrysum bracteatum 'Hastings Gold'
It is a perennial herb growing to a height of about 250mm.
When in flower another 200mm is added to the height as the flowers are held
above the foliage. Individual plants reach 700mm across. The leaves are
green on the upper surface and grey-green underneath due to a covering of
stiff silvery hairs. The leaves are up to 140mm long by up to 30mm wide.
The papery flowers are bright yellow with a darker centre and measure 50mm
across. They are borne on stems about 200mm long. It is reported that this
cultivar flowers most of the year in Brisbane with a peak during spring and
summer.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar is different from Xerochrysum bracteatum in size
of plant and its perennial habit. Bracteantha bracteata usually attains a
height of 600mm compared with an overall height of 450mm for this cultivar.
It is also different from other registered perennial cultivars of
Xerochrysum bracteatum. It is different from Bracteantha 'Diamond Head' in
size of plant and size of flower. Xerochrysum 'Diamond Head' grows to a
height of 160mm. The flowers are 50mm in diameter compared with 30mm for
Xerochrysum 'Diamond Head'. It is different form Xerochrysum 'Dargan Hill
Monarch' in size of plant and flower. Xerochrysum 'Dargan Hill Monarch'
grows to a height of 600-800mm and has flowers with a diameter of 70-90mm.
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.