Correa 'Benara Bell'
Erect spreading small shrub to c. 1.0 m x 2 m with a
moderately dense habit. Branchlets finely tomentose with white and
rust-coloured stellate hairs becoming green and sub glabrous with clusters
of stellate hairs. Simple leaves cordate to elliptical, 20 mm x 15 mm. Leaf
tips slightly acute to obtuse, leaf bases cordate, venation reticulate,
margins slightly recurved. Upper surfaces of mature leaves dark green and
coriaceous. Upper surfaces of young leaves minutely tomentose with white
and rust-coloured stellate hairs. Lower surfaces pale green tomentose with
minute white and rust-coloured stellate hairs. Corolla cylindrical 20 mm x
6 mm pale cream with a pink blush shading to green at the tips. Peak
flowering is from May to August in most districts with spasmodic flowering
throughout the year.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar is differentiated from Correa alba var. alba by
the non-splitting corolla tube and length of flower as well as the shape
and tomentum of the leaves. Correa 'Marion's Marvel' has larger flowers (23
mm x 10 mm) that are dominantly pink in colour grading to pale green tips.
Although similar in flower colour to C. 'Ivory Bells', it is differentiated
from that cultivar by leaf size. C. 'Ivory Bells' has much larger leaves
(33 mm x 21 mm) than C. 'Benara Bell' although leaf shape and tomentum are
similar. It is almost identical to C. 'Beek's Beauty' which originated in
the garden of Marianne Beek in Naracoorte. Correa 'Beek's Beauty' is not
widely grown and is unlikely to be presented for registration. The form
being registered is that which arose spontaneously in Phillip Dowling's
garden (Benara Road Nursery).
Correa reflexa var. reflexa 'Lemon and Lime'
Note:
Received as Correa 'Wilson's Promontory Lime and Gold'
Low growing shrub to ca. 60 cm x 2 m with a dense habit.
Branchlets highly tomentose with rust coloured stellate hairs becoming
brown and glabrous with age. Simple cordate leaves, 30 mm x 24 nun, shortly
petiolate. Leaf apices obtuse, leaf bases cordate, venation reticulate,
entire margins with rust-coloured stellate hairs. Upper surfaces of mature
leaves dark green and scabridulous with scattered white stellate hairs
becoming more concentrated at margins. Upper surfaces of young leaves
densely tomentose with rust-coloured stellate hairs. Young growth may have
pink tinge. Lower surfaces of leaves densely tomentose with white stellate
hairs and scattered rust-coloured stellate hairs becoming more concentrated
on the veins and margins. Foliaceous bracts strongly reflexed to enclose
flower. Peduncles axillary, slender, terminating in a pair of foliaceous
bracts clasping the flower. Calyx hemispherical, 4 mm high, fawn coloured
with scattered rust-coloured stellate hairs. Corolla obconical 32 mm x 12
mm, lemon with lime green tips covered with fine tomentum of white-coloured
stellate hairs becoming rusty at tips. Anthers shortly exerted, narrow
oblong and obtuse. Peak flowering is from March to July in most districts.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar conforms to descriptions for C. reflexa var.
reflexa found naturally in the Gippsland area but is distinctive by its
unique flower colour. The usual green form of C. reflexa is uniformly
coloured from calyx to tip.
Correa backhouseana var. coriacea 'Eucla Gold'
Erect small shrub to c. 1.2 m x 0.8 m with a moderately dense
habit. Branchlets highly tomentose with minute rust-coloured stellate hairs
becoming green and glabrous with occasional clusters of short stellate
hairs on older stems. Simple leaves ovate, 20 mm x 10 mm. Leaf apices
acute, leaf bases oblique, venation reticulate, margins entire. Upper
surfaces of mature leaves dark green and coriaceous. Upper surfaces of
young leaves minutely densely tomentose with white stellate hairs and
occasional rust-coloured stellate hairs, becoming more concentrated at
margins. Lower surfaces minutely densely tomentose with white stellate
hairs becoming rust-coloured on the veins and margins. Flowers axillary or
terminal on short branchlets, pedicels 4 mm long, light green minutely
densely tomentose with white stellate hairs. Calyx hemispherical,
mid-green, coriaceous becoming densely tomentose towards base, 2-3 mm long.
Corolla cylindrical, 25 mm x 8 mm with petals barely recurved, creamy
yellow with a fine tomentum of rust-coloured stellate hairs becoming
concentrated towards tips of petals. Stamens 4+4, inserted at base of disc,
filaments broadened towards base, anthers slightly exerted, dark brown,
narrow-oblong, apex slightly truncate. Peak flowering is from April to July
in most districts.
Diagnosis:
Distinguished from other C. backhouseana var. coriacea plants
which have smaller flowers usually less than 20 mm long and are narrower.
Flower colour is also brighter than normal forms, which are pale
yellow-green.
Correa 'Ivory Dancer'
Vigorous shrub to c. 1.5 m x 2 m with a dense habit.
Branchlets sparsely tomentose with rust coloured stellate hairs. Simple
elliptical leaves, 23 mm x 16 mm, petioles to 0.5 mm. Leaf apices obtuse,
leaf bases oblique, venation reticulate, margins entire, lamina curves into
convex shape. Upper surfaces of mature leaves dark green and glabrous to
scabridulous with occasional stellate hairs. Upper surfaces of young leaves
sparsely tomentose with white stellate hairs and occasional rust-coloured
stellate hairs. Lower surfaces tomentose with minute white stellate hairs
and scattered rust-coloured stellate hairs becoming more concentrated on
the veins. Calyx tomentose with rust coloured stellate hairs, pedicels to 4
mm. Corolla cylindrical 23 mm x 8 mm, ivory-white, petals strongly reflexed
(spreading lobes). Anthers exerted, narrow oblong, obtuse. Peak flowering
is from April to August in most districts.
Diagnosis:
The leaves of this cultivar conform to descriptions for C.
reflexa var. reflexa, except for the oblique bases and petioles to 5 mm
which conforms to C. pulchella. The flower has an affinity to C. pulchella
because of its spreading lobes and single colour. It is a taller shrub than
the range (1 m) given for C. pulchella by Wilson (1998). The cultivar is
distinctive because of its white flower colour which is different from
other C. reflexa x C. pulchella hybrids such as C. 'Dusky Bells', C. 'Pink
Mist' and C. 'Mannii'. The cultivar varies from C. 'Ivory Bells' in
parentage (C. alba var. alba x C. backhouseana) and in leaf size.
Correa reflexa 'Granny's Grave'
Prostrate shrub to c. 15 cm x 60 cm with a dense,
horizontally layered habit. Branchlets highly tomentose with rust-coloured
steflate hairs becoming green and glabrous with age with occasional
clusters of short stellate hairs. Simple cordate leaves, almost deltoid, 22
mm x 20 mm, shortly petiolate. Leaf apices obtuse, leaf bases cordate,
venation reticulate, margins undulate with rustcoloured stellate hairs.
Upper surfaces of mature leaves dark green and scabridulous with stellate
hairs concentrated at the margins. Upper surfaces of young leaves sparsely
tomentose with minute white stellate hairs and occasional rust-coloured
stellate hairs, becoming more concentrated at margins. Lower surfaces
n-iinutely densely tomentose with white stellate hairs and scattered
rustcoloured stellate hairs becoming more concentrated on the veins. Calyx
hemispherical with fine rusty tomentum. Corolla slightly obconical, 30 mm x
10 mm, lime green with fine white tomentum'of stellate hairs becoming
tan-coloured at tips. Anthers shortly exerted, narrow oblong and obtuse.
Flowering time:
Peak flowering is from April to July in most districts.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar conforms to descriptions for C. reflexa var.
reflexa found naturally in the Warrnambool area but is distinctive by its
large, flowers and lime-green flower colour
Correa reflexa var. reflexa 'Dawn Glow'
Note:
Received as Correa 'Portland Dawn Glow'
Prostrate shrub to ca. 20 cm x 1.5 - 2 m with a moderately
dense habit. Branchlets highly tomentose with rust-coloured stellate hairs
becoming brown and glabrous with age with occasional clusters of short
stellate hairs. Simple cordate leaves, 20 -30 mm x 12 -18 mm, shortly
petiolate. Leaf apices obtuse, leaf bases cordate, venation reticulate,
margins with rust-coloured stellate hairs. Upper surfaces of mature leaves
dark green and scabridulous with occasional stellate hairs. Upper surfaces
of young leaves minutely densely tomentose with white stellate hairs and
occasional rust-coloured stellate hairs, becoming more concentrated at
margins. Lower surfaces minutely densely tomentose with white stellate
hairs and scattered rust-coloured stellate hairs becoming more concentrated
on the veins. Corolla cylindrical 25mm x 10mm, dull orange-red. Peak
flowering is from May to June in most districts.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar conforms to descriptions for C reflexa var.
reflexa found naturally in the Portland area but is distinctive by its
prostrate habit and unique flower colour.
Correa 'Firebird'
Compact shrub to c. 1 m x 2 m with a dense habit. Branchlets
tomentose with rust-coloured stellate hairs. Simple cordate leaves, almost
deltoid, 25 mm x 15 nun, shortly petiolate. Leaf apices obtuse to acute,
leaf bases cordate, venation reticulate, margins with rust-coloured
stellate hairs. Upper surfaces of mature leaves dark green and scabridulous
with occasional stellate hairs. Upper surfaces of young leaves minutely
densely tomentose with white stehate hairs and occasional rust-coloured
stellate hairs, becoming more concentrated at margins. Lower surfaces
minutely densely tomentose with white stellate hairs and scattered
rust-coloured stellate hairs becoming more concentrated on the veins. No
evidence of calycices, pedicels or bracteoles on this non-flowering
specimen. Corolla cylindrical 30 mm x 10 mm, deep red-orange. Peak
flowering is from May to July in most districts.
Diagnosis:
The leaves of this cultivar conform to descriptions for C.
reflexa var reflexa. The flower has an affinity to C. pulchella because of
its uniform red-orange colour. No further diagnosis can be made until a
flower is examined for relationships. The cultivar is distinctive because
of its size which is larger than most C. pulchella flowers and because of
its colour which is different from other C. reflexa x C. pulchella
hybrids, e.g., C. 'Dusky Bells', C. 'Pink Mist', C. 'Mannii'.
Grevillea 'Poorinda Blondie'
It is a large shrub growing to a height of about 4m by 5m
wide. The leaves are long and narrow and very deeply lobed. Each lobe is
pungent. The average number of lobes per leaf on the specimen examined is
14. The leaves are about 120mm long and up to 40mm wide across the lobes.
Occasionally entire leaves are produced. New foliage exhibits an attractive
bronze colour whilst older foliage is dark green on the upper surface and
grey on the underside with a dense covering of silky hairs. The flowers are
of the "toothbrush" type and are borne terminally on short branchlets. The
perianth is about 8mm long and is covered with dense hairs. The prominent
yellow styles are about 20mm long.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar is different from its stated parent in leaf shape
and colour of styles. Grevillea 'Poorinda Blondie' has wider, about 4mm and
shorter, about 10mm, lobes than Grevillea hookeriana, which had on the
specimen examined, lobes 2mm wide and up to 40mm long. This cultivar has
yellow styles compared with red for Grevillea hookeriana. Grevillea
'Poorinda Blondie' is different from Grevillea 'Poorinda Beulah' in number
of lobes per leaf and colour of styles. This cultivar has an average of 14
lobes per leaf compared with a average of 3 for Grevillea 'Poorinda Beulah'
and has yellow styles compared with pink for Grevillea 'Poorinda Beulah'.
The perianth colour is the same.
Anigozanthos 'Sue Dixon'
The flowering stems reach 75cm tall, slightly woolly towards
the base and becoming more dense towards the top. Flowers are in a simple
terminal raceme, on pedicels up to 12mm long. The dense plumose wool on the
flowers is red on the ovary and pedicel becoming more yellow immediately
above. Perianth tube to ca. 4.5 cm long, scabrous inside, hairs becoming
more linear towards the base, with stellate tips immediately above the
ovary. Lobes to 1.3cm long, plumose woolly inside, the hairs sometime
purple. Anthers linear, slightly longer than filaments, the connective
tipped with a small gland-like appendage. Ovules ca. 6 per locule. The
flowering season is from October to November.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar differs from A. manglesii in having shorter
corolla lobes which are not as reflexed as those in A. manglesii. The
corolla tube is round at the end (flat in A. manglesii and the greenish
yellow anthers (green in A. manglesii) form a part circle (flat in A.
manglesii). The leaves are almost evergreen and similar in colour to A.
flavidus. The cultivar differs from A. rufus in having a broader and longer
corolla tube and bigger lobes. There is less branching on the flower stem
and fewer flowers on the branches. The colour of the flower is two-toned ie
changes at the base of the corolla tube (in A. rufus it is the same right
through to the flower stem). This differs from A. flavidus in having a
shorter flower stem and less branching on the stem. The corolla tube is
broader and slightly longer than in A. flavidus, and the corolla lobes are
reflexed right back. Anthers are greenish yellow (orange in A. flavidus)
and bigger with longer filaments.
Pultenaea pedunculata 'Pyalong Pink'
This cultivar is a colour form of Pultenaea pedunculata. It is
a very dense, prostrate shrub that grows to 2m wide, and is very
floriferous. The flowers are pink, plus/minus 8mm across and appear in
spring. All other details of the cultivar are as for P. pedunculata.
Diagnosis:
Pultenaea 'Pyalong Pink' is readily distinguished from the usual
P. pedunculata by its flower colour. The upper surface of the standard is
pale pink with red striations radiating from the centre, while the under
surface is deep pink. In usual forms of P. pedunculata the flowers are
mainly yellow with a small patch of red around the base of the keel and
standard of the flowers.
Other notes:
Although forms close to this one are known from previous wild
collections, it is uncommon and its pink flowers make it more conspicuous.
It is uncommon and its pink flowers make it more conspicuous than the more
common forms of P. pedunculata. The cultivar was first
introduced to cultivation in October 1977.
Comparators:
Pultenaea pedunculata Hook. CBG 8311008 and CBG
002505.