Boronia megastigma 'Heaven Scent'
This cultivar grows to a height of .5m by .3m wide. It has a
compact and symmetrical shape and the shrub is very dense. The flowering
period is from September to October. The colour of the flowers does not
differ from those of the usual form.
Diagnosis:
The diagnosis is prepared comparing the cultivar against the most common, or "normal" form of the species.
B. megastigma
B. 'Heaven Scent'
1.5-2m x 1m; open
.5m x .3m; compact
multi-branched shrub
multi-branched shrub
flowers ca. 8-9mm diameter
flowers ca. 5mm diameter
considerable leaf drop after flowering.
less leaf drop after flowering.
The cultivar is more resistant to Boronia rust disease, is more floriferous
and the flowers are held on the plant for a longer period of time. The last
factor extends the flowering season by some weeks.
Xerochrysum bracteatum 'NN-B9892'
Small multi-branching, upright, herbaceous, perennial shrub with yellow everlasting daisy flowers.
Xerochrysum bracteatum 'NN-B9821A'
Small bushy shrub with pinkish yellow everlasting daisy flowers
Boronia heterophylla 'Cameo'
Moderately dense upright shrub, growing to about 2m tall by 1.5m wide. The foliage is a very dark green. The flowers occur in mid spring and have white petals with pale pink stripes and are fragrant.
Boronia heterophylla 'Cascade'
This cultivar is a moderately dense upright shrub, growing to about 2m tall by 1.5m wide. The foliage is a very dark green. The flowers occur in mid spring (late October to early November in Sydney), are pale pink in colour.
Grevillea 'Lyn Parry'
This cultivar grows to ca. 1.3m tall by 1m across. The leaves
are from 15mm to 35mm long, occasional silky hairs above and densely silky
tomentose below. The leaves are lanceolate with an apiculate apex. The leaf
margins are rolled under. The older branches have a very scattered covering
of small, silky hairs while the younger branchlets are densely covered with
rusty brown hairs. The peduncles and buds are covered in appressed silky
hairs that are rusty reddish in colour. The perianth is approximately 6mm
long and a dull pink in colour. The style is a dull red. The ovary and
inside of the perianth are covered with dense, long, silky hairs. The
flower racemes are terminal and umbel-like. The cultivar bears occasional
flowers all year with the main flowering period being spring.
Diagnosis:
The hybrid origin of this cultivar is very obvious upon closer
examination.
Comparators:
G. buxifolia CBG 7807709; G. sericea CBG 057389.
Chamelaucium uncinatum 'Wilson'
This cultivar forms a shrub ca. 3m tall by 3m wide. The leaves
are ca. 30mm long. The average to large petalled flowers open a deep pink
purple colour and as they age turn a deeper purple. When open the staminal
collar is a very distinct white. The flowers average ca. 20mm in diameter.
Diagnosis:
The cultivar is a selected form of the species. The flower
colour is deep pink purple turning deeper purple with age is its
distinguishing feature. Should provide a statement contrasting the flower
colour of the species with the cultivar.
Callistemon viminalis 'Wollumbin'
The three year old shrub is about 2m high with a spread of
about 1m. The leaves are up to 60mm long by up to 9mm wide. The flowers are
produced in dense 'bottlebrush' clusters. Individual 'bottlebrushes' are
salmon coloured and about 35mm long by about 40mm wide. The stamens are the
colourful parts of the flower. It is stated that this cultivar has a short
flowering period of 7-12 days, however it flowers in spring and again at
the end of January.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar is different from other known forms of C.
viminalis in its salmon coloured flowers instead of the usual red.