Myoporum 'Monaro Marvel'
This cultivar will grow to plus/minus 30cm tall in the centre
by 2m in diameter after 3 years. It forms a dense, low shrub, becoming
prostrate around the outer edges. The leaves are large, and are plus/minus
6cm long by plus/minus 8cm wide.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar may be a narrow leafed form of M. acuminatum. A
similar form is in cultivation in Adelaide, but that form grows to 60cm
high and does not form a mound but merely spreads. Myoporum 'Monaro Marvel'
may be distinguished by its central upright mounding habit and very large
leaves.
Olearia stellulata 'Olwyn Barnett'
As for the species, O. 'Olwyn Barnett' forms a shrub to 2m x
1m. It is moderately dense with light green foliage. It flowers from
November to January.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar has been selected for its purple/pink flower
heads. Each daisy is about 2 cms across. The usual form of O. stellulata
is white.
Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius 'Silver Jubilee'
Ozothamnus 'Silver Jubilee is a dense shrub that grows to 1.5m
tall by 0.6m wide. The foliage is silver-grey. The flower buds are pink,
opening to white flowers. Flowers are found from October to December.
Diagnosis:
The silver foliage is the main distinguishing feature of this
cultivar.
Pandorea pandorana 'Golden Showers'
Note:
Formerly Pandorea 'Golden Rain'
Pandorea pandorana is a vigorous woody climber with glossy
pinnate leaves consisting of 5 to 9 leaflets. The flowers are massed on
pendulous inflorescences. Pandorea 'Golden Showers' is a golden flowered
selection of the species,
Diagnosis:
Pandorea 'Golden Showers' can be distinguished by the flower
colour which is a rich golden brown.
Pandorea jasminoides 'Charisma'
Note:
Originally Pandorea jasminoides 'Snow Storm'
This cultivar has an irregular venation on the leaves. In some
cases complete leaflets can be variegated while in other cases the
variegation can be smallish areas on the margins of the leaflets. Other
features of the plant are the same as P. jasminoides.
Diagnosis:
Pandorea 'Charisma' is distinguished from the normal form of
Pandorea jasminoides because of the leaf variegation.
Philotheca myoporoides 'Moon Shadow'
A hardy small to medium sized shrub with boldly variegated leaves. Grows well in full sun but prefers a moist shaded or semi shaded position. Adapts to a wide range of climates and soil types. Frost hardy. Grows to approximately 1m high x 1m across.
Lomandra longifolia 'LMV100'
Strappy leaved plants height of 60cm in diameter. The cream and brown flowers appear in September to October. The main feature of the cultivar is the variegated foliage.
Dianella tasmanica 'NPW2'
Strappy leaved shrub grows to about 500mm in diameter with purplish new foliage.
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.