Grevillea 'Lawson Queen'
Open shrub, 1m (h) x 1m (w)
Flowers:
Deep pink
Foliage colour:
Dark Green
Comparators:
Grevillea sericea, G. oleoides
Reasons for distinctiveness:
Thought to be a Grevillea sericea hybrid,
possibly with G. oleoides which also occurs in the area. The differences
are in the deepness of the pink in the flower colour and the leaf
characteristics. The very best-coloured G. sericea comes nowhere near it.
The leaves are much wider than G. sericea. The leaf is a much darker green
than G. sericea. Grevillea sericea can be quite variable in leaf, and for a
while it was thought it could possibly be a new species however it does not
set seed suggesting it may be sterile hybrid.
It has been in the applicant's garden since it was first collected.
Hakea 'Kincora'
Hakea 'Kincora' grows into an erect shrub 2 m tall by 2 m
across. Branches have an erect, arching habit. Leaves are linear, 95mm long
by 12mm wide, acuminate. Racemes are globular, approximately 50mm by 50mm
in size, clustered along the stems, and profuse. Styles are creamy white,
perianth are bright pink. Fruit have not been observed. The main flowering
period is from May to July.
Diagnosis:
Hakea 'Kincora' is similar to Hakea 'Burrendong Beauty' but can
be distinguished by its erect habit, and linear leaves.
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.
Eremophila 'Summertime Blue'
Large dense intricate shrub, 2m x 3m, flowers lilac with a white throat, 25-30mm, summer
Diagnosis: ntermediate between the two suggested parents.
Comparators:
Eremophila divaricata is a medium intricate shrub with small purple blue flowers while Eremophila polyclada is a large open shrub with white flowers.
Grevillea 'Abracadabra'
Large open shrub, 2.0m (h) x 2.5m (w)
Flowers:
Axillary racemes of bright red and cream flowers from Jul-Jan
Foliage colour:
Bluish Grey-green
Comparators:
Grevillea ‘Merinda Gordon’, G. insignis
Reasons for distinctiveness:
Grevillea ‘Abracadabra’ differs from
Grevillea 'Merinda Gordon' in its larger, blue-green leaves and its larger,
red and cream flowers. It differs from Grevillea insignis in its deeply
lobed leaves which are blue green, and in its flowers which are red and
cream.
Correa 'Vanilla Ice'
Dense, spreading low-growing shrub approximately 50 cm high x
1 m wide, with strongly veined mid green ovate to cordate leaves with
obtuse tips, 32 mm x 20 mm in size, glabrous and somewhat scabrous on top,
pale green and velvety underneath with defined venation. The tubular
corolla is creamy white with a light covering of light tan coloured
stellate hairs at the tips, which are recurved, exposing pale pink on the
inside of the petal tips. Stamens are as long as the petals and barely
exerted. The green papery calyx is square in cross-section with 4
triangular pointed lobes. Petioles and pedicels are 2-3 mm long. Flowers
Summer to Winter with spasmodic flowering all through the year.
Diagnosis:
Thought to be a hybrid between C. alba and C. calycina, C.
‘Vanilla Ice’ differs from both these species in both leaf and flower
colour and form. C. calycina leaves are longer, elliptical and thinner and
the flowers are lime green in colour. The calyx is also larger. C. alba var
alba has grayish obovate leaves and white flowers with strongly recurved
petals split to the unlobed calyx.
Grevillea 'Brookvale Letitia'
Note:
Received as G. 'Toowoomba Beauty'
This cultivar forms a tall pyramidal shrub to 4m tall by ca.
2m wide. The shrub retains branches right to ground level. The leaves are
deeply divided, almost to the midvein, and vary between ca. 9cm to 11cm
long by 5cm to 7cm wide at the widest point. The upper side of the leaf is
pale green and glabrous while the underside is covered with a dense
covering of pale hairs. The midveins are clearly distinguished on both the
upper and lower surfaces of the leaves. The stems and new growth are
covered with very fine hairs and these are slightly brownish in colour.
These hairs are persistent even on older branches. The hairs on the leaves
disappear as the leaf becomes mature. Each individual leaf lobe has a
prominent tip. The inflorescence is of the "toothbrush" type measuring ca.
6cm long. Individual flowers are 2.5cm long, with the perianth section
being silky hairy and a very pale orange in colour. The styles are red. The
flowers are densely packed on the rhachis. The flowering period is from
late July to approximately October in Toowoomba.
Diagnosis:
The cultivar is very different form both the putative parents.
The lobes of the leaves of the cultivar have a prominent though not pungent
tip, resembling those found on the leaves of G. acanthifolia, though the
leaf shape differs markedly form both parents. The flowers closely resemble
the "toothbrush" inflorescence of G. acanthifolia. The stems of Grevillea
'Brookvale Letitia' and G. barklyana are covered in fine hairs while in G.
acanthifolia these hairs are absent.
Crowea 'Pink Blush'
This cultivar grows to ca. 1m tall by 1.2m in width. The pink
flower buds open white and tinge pink as they age. The flowering season is
from November to June.
Diagnosis:
Other Crowea cultivars are quite distinct from this form.
Crowea 'Festival' has deep pink flowers, as does Crowea 'Coopers Hybrid'.
Crowea 'Poorinda Ecstasy' has pale pink flowers. The characteristic
difference between the above cultivars and Crowea 'Pink Blush' is that the
latter has pale pink flowers. The characteristic difference between the
above cultivars and Crowea 'Pink Blush' is that the latter has flowers that
open white and tinge pink as they age.
Grevillea 'Poorinda Gemini'
It is a small shrub growing to a height of about 1m. The
leaves are deeply lobed and about 130mm long by about 45mm wide. Individual
lobes are pointed and narrow being about 3mm wide. The upper surface is
dark shiny green while the underside is covered with dense silky hairs. The
deep red flowers are of the "toothbrush" type and are produced terminally
on short branchlets and occasionally on the main stem opposite a leaf. The
perianths are about 8mm long and the pink styles are 20mm long.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar differs from its stated parent in size of plant.
Grevillea 'Poorinda Gemini' grows to a height of about 1m whereas
Grevillea hookeriana usually attains a height of approximately 2m. The
difference in leaf size and flower colour are not significant.It differs
from Grevillea 'Poorinda Blondie' which is also said to be a seedling
selection of Grevillea hookeriana in colour of styles.Grevillea 'Poorinda
Gemini' has pink styles compared with red for Grevillea hookeriana.
Ceratopetalum gummiferum 'Johanna's Christmas'
This cultivar is a dwarf form of Ceratopetalum gummiferum. It is a small,dense shrub ca. 1m tall x 1m wide. The white flowers appear between October and January and as they die off, the calyx of each flower turns red.
DIAGNOSIS: As for C. gummiferum except for its dwarf habit (1m x 1m).