Grevillea 'Poorinda Adorning'
It is a low spreading shrub growing to a height of about 1m.
The pungent leaves are long and narrow and about 25 mm long by 2-3mm wide.
The upper surface is shiny green whilst the underside is covered with dense
silky hairs. The very woolly flowers are formed into dense clusters and are
produced terminally on short side laterals. The perianth is bright pink and
about 16mm long and the styles are about 25mm long.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar is different from most forms of Grevillea
juniperina as it has bright pink flowers instead of the usual for the
species of red, orange or yellow flowers.
Grevillea 'Poorinda Beauty'
This plant will grow to a height of about 2m, however a
tendency to produce long straggly branches has been noted. Leaves are
smooth and grey-green on upper surface being very densely covered in silky
hairs on the underside. Stems are covered wtih silky hairs. Each leaf is
about 1.5cm long by about 3mm wide and pungent.
Diagnosis:
Flowers, red grading to yellow towards the limb, borne in very
dense clusters. Individual flowers are 1cm long, styles deep pink, are
between 1.8 - 2cm long. The flowers are said to be sterile. This cultivar
can be distinguished from its parents in that the flower clusters are more
dense than either of its parents, and these clusters tend to be more spread
out along the branches.
G.'Poorinda Beauty' is of the same cross as G. 'Poorinda Splendour' and G.
'Poorinda Wonder', however it is not known whether the same forms of the
respective species were used. This cultivar differs from both G. 'Poorinda
Splendour' and G. 'Poorinda Wonder' in leaf size. Leaves of this cultivar
are about 1.5cm long compared with 2 - 3cm leaves for both G. 'Poorinda
Splendour' and G. 'Poorinda Wonder'. Flower colour is only different in
that the colour of the perianth tube is a clear bright yellow compared to
the duller colour of both G.'Poorinda Splendour' and G. 'Poorinda Wonder'.
Grevillea 'Poorinda Diadem'
It is an upright shrub reaching a height of 2-3m. The entire
leaves are about 30mm long, about 8mm wide and end in a fine point. The
upper leaf surface is shiny green while the underside is grey being covered
with short silky hairs. The flowers are formed into clusters and are borne
in the leaf axils. The perianths are buff-apricot in colour and up to 18mm
long. The yellow styles are 24mm long.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar is different from Grevillea 'Poorinda Leane' in
size of plant, leaf size and flower colour. Grevillea 'Poorinda Diadem' is
not as tall nor does it spread as wide as Grevillea 'Poorinda Leane'. The
leaves are shorter but wider, about 30mm long by 8mm wide compared with
40mm long by 4mm wide. The flower colour is less orange and the styles are
yellow compared with red for Grevillea 'Poorinda Leane'.
Grevillea 'Poorinda Firebird'
G.'Poorinda Firebird' can be expected to grow to a height of
approximately 2m. Leaves are dull green on the upper surface, densley
covered with silky hairs on the underside. Individual leaves are between
2.5 - 3cm long and about 4mm wide. Leaf edges are rolled under. Flowers,
scarlet and borne profusely in clusters. Each flower is about 1cm long.
Style is approximately 2.5cm in length. Flowers are said to be sterile.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar differs from its parents in that the length of the
leaves is intermediate between G. speciosa (1-5cm) and G. oleoides
(5-10cm). Leaf shape is not significant as various forms of both parents
have the same shape. Flower colour is not significantly different from
either parent.
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.
Grevillea 'Poorinda Pink Coral'
The leaves, which are pungent, are approximately 3cm long and
about 4mm wide. The upper surface is shiny with a prominent mid-rib, whilst
the underside has a dense covering of short silky hairs which give a grey
to white appearance. The clusters of coral pink flowers are produced on the
ends of short branchlets. Individual flowers are about 1.3cm long with
styles being up to about 2cm long.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar differs from Grevillea 'Poorinda Queen' in that it
is a smaller shrub and its flowers are coral pink in colour.
Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon'
Moderately dense shrub 1.5m in diameter with large red terminal racemes for most of the year.
COMPARISON (R.H.S. Colour Chart 1966)
Grevillea bipinnatifida - perianth: 15mm Red 42B, style: 37mm long Cardinal Red 53B
Grevillea banksii - perianth: Empire Rose 48C, style: Cardinal Red 53C
Grevillea ‘Robyn Gordon’ - perianth: 13mm long Crimson 52A, style: 40mm long Cardinal Red 53C
Grevillea 'Granya Glory'
This cultivar has larger and broader leaves than either parent
and the normally grey/green foliage has an attractive plum/green colour for
several months. The inflorescences and individual flowers are larger and
showier than either parent. It grows to 0.4 by 1.0m and is a medium dense
shrub. Flowers August to February. The inflorescences are approx. 4 by 4cm
and are rose red and cream.
Diagnosis:
Larger and broader leaves and larger inflorescences than either
of its parents.
Grevillea 'Tyalge Glow'
This cultivar grows to a shrub 1.3m X 1m. Leaves are
approximately 25mm long and 5mm wide with a sharp tip, thickened recurved
margins, glabrous above except for young leaves which have some silky hairs
at the base and with a covering of appressed silky hairs below; the stems
are grey hairy; the flowers are in spider like racemes approximately 60mm
across, terminal on short branches; the perianth is red covered with white
and pale brown hairs on the outside, silky hairy within; pedicels are
covered with brown hairs; the perianth segments are recurved; the style is
approximately 30mm long, dark red, glabrous.
Diagnosis:
Grevillea speciosa:
Shrub 1-3m tall X 1-2.5m wide; leaves 10-50mm X 8mm on
a short petiole becoming glabrous above, silky hairy below, apex with a
small point; racemes to 70mm across, flowers pink to deep red, hairy
outside, segments recurved, style to 30mm long, pink to deep red in colour;
main flowering time is winter and spring.
Grevillea 'Tyalge Glow':
Shrub 1.3m X 1m; leaves 25mm X 5mm, on a short
petiole, becoming glabrous above, silky hairy below, apex with a pungent
point; racemes to 60mm across, flowers red, hairy outside, segments
recurved; style to 30mm long, deep red in colour; flowering time is winter
and spring.
Grevillea 'Poorinda Firebird':
Shrub 2-3m X 2-4m; leaves 30mm X 2-4mm,
sessile, young growth silky hairy above, silky hairy below, apex with a
pungent point; racemes to 40mm across; flowers scarlet, hairy outside,
segments recurved; style 25mm long, scarlet in colour; flowering time is
winter to summer.
Grevillea 'Sid Reynolds'
A dense, rounded shrub 2-2.5m high and wide with dull
grey-brown bark on trunk and branches, branchlets with an appressed silvery
indumentum. Leaves entire, linear-lanceolate 40-67mm long, 2-3mm wide,
margins shortly revolute. Upper surface glabrous green, lower surface with
a fine appressed silvery indumentum. Venation not prominent except for
midvein, particularly on lower surface. Flowers in erect on occasionally
decurved terminal inflorescences, on short lateral branchlets or
occasionally axillary, within the foliage; simple or occasionally branched,
c. 3cm long, 5cm wide. Floral branches covered in matted white hairs.
Perianth with scattered appressed white hairs outside, glabrous inside
except for a dense heard just before the curve of the limb; 7-8mm long,
2-3mm wide. Pistil 23-26mm long, glabrous, stipe 4-5mm long,
pollen-presenter lateral.
Diagnosis:
Characterised by the large, dense rounded habit, and profuse
pale red and pink flowers with a yellow limb. Differs from the parent G.
pinaster in its larger, more robust habit, its longer and broader leaves
(to 67mm long x 3mm wide) and its far more profuse and larger
inflorescences. (Other parent uncertain but possibly G. commutata.)