Anigozanthos 'Autumn Sunrise'
Stems to ca. 1.75m tall, panicle plumose, slightly villous.
Flowers on pedicels to ca. 6mm long; the wool plumose, dense with red tinge
on the ovary, becoming more yellow green and less dense towards the lobes.
Perianth tube to ca. 4cm long, scabrous inside, hairs longer towards the
base, some with stellate tips immediately above the ovary; lobes to ca. 1cm
long, silvery plumose inside. Anthers oblong-linear, more or less the same
length as filaments, the connective tipped with a gland like appendage.
Ovules 2-6 per locule. The flowering season is November in Western
Australia.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar differs from A. flavidus in having a broader but
shorter perianth tube which tapers gradually from the base to the end of
the tube and the corolla lobes are reflexed. The flower stem is less
branched than A. flavidus and the leaves are broader and less upright. Both
the anthers and the filaments are much longer than A. flavidus, and the
anthers are light green whereas in A. flavidus they are always orange.
Anigozanthos 'Autumn Sunrise' differs from A. pulcherrimus in having
generally broader leaves which are lighter green and more upright. The
perianth tube is longer than A. pulcherrimus and broader, but there are
less flowers per branch. Anthers and filaments are similar in colour and
shape but larger than A. pulcherrimus.
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.
Anigozanthos 'Regal Claw'
This cultivar grows to 1.5m tall (flower stem). The leaves are
ca. 25cm long by 5-10mm wide and glabrous. The flowers are in terminal
clusters on a double-headed inflorescence. The individual flowers are ca.
40mm long. In bud the flowers are covered in a dense covering of red
plumose hairs but as the flower grows and matures these hairs become more
scattered making the flower appear more orange. Flowers appear over most of
the year with main flush in October.
Diagnosis:
Anigozanthos preissii: Plant up to 0.3m wide, leaves 30-50cm long,
nearly terete.
Leaves smooth, deciduous.
Flower stem to 0.6m, once forked, covered in short woolly hairs.
Flowers 5-6cm long.
Anigozanthos 'Regal Claw': Plant up to 0.4m wide
Leaves to 25cm long, thin and straplike, glabrous and not deciduous.
Flower stem to 1.5m long, branched. Stem smooth becoming woolly at top.
Flowers up to 5cm long.
Anigozanthos flavidus: Plant to 1.0m wide
Leaves up to 1.0m long, straplike, glabrous and not deciduous.
Flower stem branched but smooth up to branched area.
Flowers 3-4cm long.
Anigozanthos 'Ruby Jools'
The flower stems are up to 60cm high when grown in containers,
and possibly a little larger when grown in the open ground. The colour of
the hairs is uniform on the flower from the ovary to the end of the floral
tube. Perianth tubes are 3cm long, lobes are reflexed and split into 6
segments. The split on the underside of the tube is almost 2cm long or
approximately 2/3 the length of the tube. The branching inflorescence
normally carries 3 main branches with most dividing again into two. Each of
these smaller branches carries ca. 17 flowers arranged in a similar fashion
to A. humilis. The filaments are 3mm long and the anthers are 2mm with a
yellowish appearance. The anthers are arranged in a semi circle. The leaves
are 250mm long and 10-12 wide and tend to be semi-evergreen.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar differs from A. humilis by being much taller, with
semi-evergreen and larger leaves, similar to A flavidus. The flowers are on
a branched inflorescence, whereas A. humilis is rarely branched. The
perianth tube is not so deeply cut on the underside, whereas it is almost
entirely so on A. humilis. Anthers are arranged in a semi-circle, not in
distinct pairs as in A. humilis. The lobes are more reflexed and the
flowers are smaller (though A. humilis subsp chrysanthus can be as small.
The cultivar differs from A. flavidus by being much smaller and less
branching but with more upright branches. The anthers are yellow and not
orange as in A. flavidus. The split on the underside of the perianth tube
is much longer than in A. flavidus and the leaves are narrower and shorter.
Anigozanthos 'Bush Ranger'
This cultivar grows to 55cm tall by 25cm wide. The leaves are
a bright green and up to 20cm long. They tend towards being sickle shaped
and the leaf margins have scattered hairs. The flowers, as with many
Anigozanthos, appear to be multicoloured and the colours change as the
flowers age. The younger flowers are a green-yellow, but the perianth is
covered in plumose-red and occasional green-black hairs which make it
appear orange. The older flowers are a dull red, some with a purplish
tinge. The perianth is tubular and up to 4cm long. The flowers are in
simple terminal racemes, and the flowering stems are occasionally branched.
The flowering season is during the spring and summer months. There are
numerous ovules per locule.
Diagnosis:
Anigozanthos humilis:
10-50cm tall x 10cm wide, leaves 15-20cm long x 1cm
wide, leaf margins hairy, leaves hairy to glabrous. Flower stem up to 50cm
tall and covered in woolly hairs, unbranched to occasionally forked.
Flowers tubular to 5cm long and covered in short hairs. The perianth lobes
are slightly curved back and the flower colour can be from
cream/yellow/orange/pink/red.
Anigozanthos 'Bush Ranger':
45-55cm tall x 20cm wide, leaves less than 20cm
long, margins with scattered hairs, glabrous. Flower stems up to 55cm,
coated in light hairs which become denser towards the top, occasionally
branched. Flowers are tubular and up to 4cm long, covered with dense hairs.
The perianth lobes are not turned back and the flower colour can be from
orange-red to purple on older flowers.
Anigozanthos flavidus:
from 50-200+cm tall x 100cm wide. Leaves to 100cm
long x 2-4cm wide, glabrous. Flower stem to 200+cm tall, glabrous to where
branching starts. Flowers tubular, 3-4cm long and covered in dense hairs,
lobes not turned back. Flower colour can be from red/orange/pink/yellow/
and green.
Blandordia grandiflora 'Sunbelle Majestic'
Clumping plant, with flowering stems to 1m Flowers: Red and yellow, 80mm x 40mm, mid December
Carpobrotus glaucescens 'CAR10'
Prostrate creeping succulent that has long trailing stems up to 2m. Commonly called Pigface, this native Carpobrotus produces large deep pink flowers in spring and autumn with purple stems.
Chamelaucium uncinatum 'Elegance'
Shrub to around 1.5 in diameter with purple pink flowers. Diagnosis: This variety is distinct from any other known variety in having the following combination of characters: a grey-purple immature stem; long pedicel; purple and orange floral tube; orange or purple nectary in newly opened flowers; small leaves; and purple flowers.
Dianella caerulea 'DC150'
A small clumping plant 0.3m(h) x 0.4m(w) with blue strappy leaves and purple and yellow flowers from September to November.