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.
Anigozanthos 'Charm'
Note:
Formerly A. 'Elegant Charmer'
This cultivar is a neat 0.5m plant with glossy green leaves to
0.3 m. Flower stems are 1m and branched. Flowers are borne in September to
November and are reddish orange with cream anthers.
Diagnosis:
A.flavidus grows to 1.0m tall by 1.0m wide. Flowers from October to
February. Leaves are glabrous. The flower stems are 2.0m, branched and
smooth tubular, 3-4cm densely hairy. The lobes are not turned back, colours
are yellow-green, red, pink, yellow and green. Common in a wide range of
soils and climate but frost damage can occur. Moist light to medium soils
and partial to full sun seems best. Propagation is by seed or division.
A.preissii grows to 0.6m tall by 0.3m wide. Flowers from August to
November. Leaves are deciduous; sparse, nearly terete, finely pointed.
Flower stems are 1.0m long, tubular, 5-6cm woolly hairs. Two terminal
clusters , lobed but not reflexed. Claw-like in appearance, orange to
yellow and red colour.Cultivation is difficult, prefers moist and
well-drained soil in partial to full sun. Divide regularly to promote
vigorous growth. Does well in containers. Propagation is by seed or
division.
Anigozanthos 'Charm' is a manipulated hybrid growing to 0.6m in height.
Flowers from September to November. Leaves are glossy green, 0.3m in
length. Flower stems are reddish-orange and the anthers are cream. A
feature is the cultivar's resistance to snails and ink disease. Propagation
is by vegetative means only.
A. flavidus wild, lvs 1.0m h x1.0m w, fls Tubular; 3-4cm, densely hairy; lobes not turned back. Yellow-green, red, pink, yellow, green. Oct-Jan, scape height 2m
A. preissii wild, lvs 0.6m h x 0.3, fls Tubular 5-6m, woolly hairs; 2 terminal cluster; lobed but not reflexed.
Claw-like. Orange to yellow, red.Aug-Nov, scape height -
'Charm' manipulated hybrid, lvs 0.5m h, fls Reddish orange; cream anthers. Sept-Nov, scape height 1m
Note:
Sought registration as Anigozanthos 'Elegant Charmer' in September
1980.
Anigozanthos 'Early Spring'
This cultivar has flowering stems to about 1.1m tall, mostly
glabrous with a covering of dark purple tomentose hairs. The flowers are on
terminal branchlets which are divaricately branched. The flowers have
pedicels to about 4mm long. The wool on the flowers is dark red, plumose
over the whole surface with occasional yellow green hair giving them a
slightly dusty appearance. The perianth tube is around 45mm long, glabrous
inside and minutely scabrous dotted below the middle. The perianth loves
are about 10mm long with dense woolly yellow green and sometimes orange
plumose hairs inside. The anthers ar shorter than the filaments, the
connective tipped with a reduced gland like appendage. The ovules are about
6 per locule.
Diagnosis:
The flowers of Anigozanthos 'Early Spring' have the colouring of
A. rufus. They are similar in length to A. flavidus but broader than A.
flavidus or A. viridis and not as broad as A. rufus. The bracts are
narrower and less hairy than A. rufus but broader than those in A. flavidus
. The stems are more hairy than A. rufus. The leaves are much broader and
not as long as A. viridis. The ovary is less prominent than in A. flavidus
. Anigozanthos 'Early Spring' does not grow as tall as A. rufus.
Anigozanthos 'Hickman's Delight'
Stems to + 1.5m with a covering of pale orange plumose hairs
becoming more dense and dark red in colour at the final division of the
raceme, some pale hairs persisting. Flowers on pedicels to ca. 8mm long,
the wool dard red with scattered pale hairs lending a dusty appearance.
Perianth tube to + 4cm long, minutely scabrous inside, the hairs becoming
more linear finally with stellate tips; lobes + 1cm long, with grey-green
sometimes pale orange woolly plumose hairs inside. Anthers shorter than
dark purple filaments, the connective with a gland like appendage. Ovules
more than 10 per locule.
Diagnosis:
Anigozanthos 'Hickman's Delight' differs from A. manglesii in
having a shorter perianth tube which is rounded at the end, flat in A.
manglesii. The anthers are greenish yellow, (green in A. manglesii) and the
anthers are arranged in a part circle (flat in A. manglesii). The perianth
lobes are not as reflexed as in A. manglesii and the colour of the perianth
is the same through to the base, (two tone in ordinary A. manglesii). The
leaves are evergreen. It differs from A. rufus in having larger flowers,
i.e. larger and broader corolla tube. Has fewer flowers and less branching.
The colour of the flower is closer to A. rufus than any of the other
species. The leaves are deeper green, with A. rufus leaves having a greyish
tinge. A. 'Hickman's Delight' is different from A. flavidus in havung
shorter flower stems, fewer flowers and less branching. The perianth tube
is much broader and a fraction longer than A. flavidus. The perianth lobes
are much broader and slightly more reflexed than A. flavidus. Anthers are
larger, greenish yellow, orange in A. flavidus, the filaments are much
longer with the outer two being curved, set at an angle of 45 degrees in
A. flavidus. The leaves are similar to A. flavidus but not as upright. The
flowers are significantly larger than in other red flowered cultivars.
Other comments:
This cultivar flowers from November to December in W.A. It
has been in cultivation since 1972.