Eremophila 'Beryl's Gem'
Dense shrub, 1.8m (h) x 1m (w)
Flowers: Deep pink, 20mm x 8mm, from Aug-Oct
Foliage colour: Greyish green
Comparators:
Eremophila calorhabdos, E. splendens
Reasons for distinctiveness:
Thought to be a hybrid between Eremophila
calorhabdos and E. splendens. Eremophila ‘Beryl's Gem’ is a compact shrub
whereas E. calorhados is quite open and upright and E. splendens has orange
flowers.
Eremophila biserrata 'Magic Carpet'
Dense groundcover with upright leaves, 30mm x 3m in diameter, flowers large, burgundy brown, slightly bulbous, 25-30mm. Flowering period: Spring to autumn and intermittent throughout the year
Leaves - upright, dull grey green
Comparators:
Thought to be a Eremophila biserrata hybrid. Eremophila biserrata is a ground hugging prostrate plant with
dark green serrated leaves which grow closely together along the stems of the plant. The corolla is yellow-green with purple strip along the top of the tube. Flowering time is from late spring to mid-summer.
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.
Eremophila 'Pink Pantha'
Dense upright shrub, 2m (h) x 2.5m (w), leaves: grey, flowers: buds orange/yellow, petals deep pink, 25mm x 20mm, Aug-Nov. Possibly an E glabra hybrid crossed with either E compacta or E nivea. Both the flower colour and size is unusual for Eremophila glabra.
Eremophila maculata 'Aurea'
This cultivar grows into a compact, low shrub from .6m to .9m
in height by up to 1m wide. The flowers are found in spring and are yellow,
tubular, with consipicious red spots in the throat of the flowers. The
flowers are plus/minus 30mm in length. The buds before they open are also
quite conspicuous. While young they are green yellow turning to yellow just
before they open. The buds contrast well against the bright green glossy
foliage. The flowers are axillary and are borne prolifically.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar differs form the more usual form of Eremophila
maculata in its lower and more compact form and its yellow flowers.
Eremophila maculata 'Carmine Star'
This cultivar is a prostrate to decumbent shrub .5m tall by 1
to 2m wide. The non-interlacing branches are purplish in colour, turning
yellow brown as they age. The branches are warty in appearance and
otherwise glabrous. The leaves are narrow elliptic in shape. The flowers
are solitary and carmine in colour while inside they are rose coloured but
marked with prominent carmine spots except at the tips of the lobes. The
lobes have long white wispy hairs up to 9mm long. The flowering season in
Adelaide is from October to November.
Diagnosis:
E. maculata 'Carmine Star' can be distinguished from the common
form of E. maculata in eastern Australia by it's decumbent sprawling habit
with non-interlacing branches.
Other notes:
The cultivar is widespread in cultivation in Adelaide at the
time of writing (May 1985). It has good drought resistance but may burn in
heavier frosts. It is also known to be tolerant of humidity. Vegetative
means must be used to preserve the cultivar form.
Eucryphia lucida 'Pink Cloud'
The plant from which the material was selected was about 16m
tall. However, as with other forms of Eucryphia lucida when grown in
cultivation, it will most likely only attain a height of 5 to 7m. The
flowers, which occur in the summer months are a soft pink deepening to rose
in the centre of the flower. They are 4cm in diameter.
Diagnosis:
The flower colour is the distinguishing feature of this cultivar
being pink instead of white as is usual with E. lucida.
Dianella tasmanica 'TAS100'
Strappy leaved suckering shrub with variegated leaves to about 0.3m in diameter.
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.