Grevillea 'Poorinda Leane'
It is said this cultivar will reach a height of about 4m and
has a spreading habit. Leaves are dark glossy green on the upper surface
whilst the underside is covered with silky white hairs. Each leaf is up to
4cm long and about 4mm wide and is pungent. Leaf edges are rolled under.
Flowers are buff to apricot and produced in terminal clusters on short
branchlets. Each flower is about 1.5 - 2cm long, styles are red and up to
2.5cm in length.Although this cultivar is similar to G. 'Poorinda Queen',
it can be distinguished from it by the longer leaves, its flower colour and
its spreading habit.
Grevillea 'Poorinda Miriam'
This cultivar is a tall, dense spreading shrub that grows +
3m high by +4m across. The leaves are deeply lobed and are + 115mm long by
25mm wide at the widest point. The individual lobes are pungent and 2-3mm
wid. The upper surface of the leaves are light green while the underside is
covered with dense silky hairs . The leaf edges are rolled under. The
flowers are of the 'toothbrush'type and are borne in the leaf axils. The
perianth is red and 5mm long whilst the prominent light pink styles are
25mm long with a yellow green stigma. The receptacle is slightly villous,
and the peduncle is covered with light brown hairs.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar differs fron G. 'Poorinda Blondie' in that its
leaves are more deeply divided and are only half as wide, and the flowers
are a much deeper red in colour.
Grevillea 'Poorinda Rachel'
The leaves are entire and are about 30mm long by about 5mm
wide. The upper leaf surface is shiny green whilst the underside is grey
and covered with silky hairs. The leaf edges are rolled under. The flowers
are formed into clusters and are borne teminally on short branchlets. The
perianth is buff coloured and about 13mm long and the pink styles are about
18mm long. The hybrid is sterile.
Grevillea 'Poorinda Regina'
It is a dense, spreading shrub growing to a height of about 3m.
The leaves are deeply lobed and are about 150mm long and about
40mm wide. Individual lobes are up to 6mm wide at their widest point and
pungent. Occasionally entire lobes are produced. The upper leaf surface is
shiny green whilst the underside is densely covered in silky hairs. The
leaves are lighter green than most of the other "toothbrush" Grevilleas.
The flowers are of the "toothbrush" type and are borne along the stem in
the leaf axils. Occasionally they are borne on the stem opposite leaf axil.
Diagnosis:
The perianth is deep red and about 8mm long and the styles are
about 25mm long. This cultivar is different from its stated parent in
flower colour. G. 'Poorinda Regina' has a bright pink to cerise inner
perianth and an orange style while G. 'Poorinda Blondie' has a deep purple
inner perianth and yellow style.
Grevillea 'Poorinda Signet'
The plant is said to be a spreading shrub of about 2m in
height by 2m in width. It has arching branches with numerous branchlets.
Leaves, dark green on upper surface, but silver-grey on underside due to a
covering of dense silky hairs. Each leaf is about 1.5 - 3cm long and
between 2 - 5mm wide and pungent. Leaf edges are rolled under. Flowers,
pale pink with deeper pink styles, generally produced on underside of
arching branches in hanging clusters. Buds very densely covered with grey
hairs, but as flower matures its appearance becomes less hairy. Individual
flowers, pale pink grading to green towards the limb, are about 8 - 10mm
long, style bright pink, about 1.8cm long. The flower is said to be
sterile.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar can be distinguished from its parents in that its
leaves and flowers are intermediate in size. Flower colour is lighter than
most forms of either parent.
Grevillea 'Poorinda Silver Sheen'
It is an upright shrub growing to a height of 2-3m with a
spread of about 2m. The leaves are deeply lobed and about 90mm long by
about 30mm wide. Individual lobes which end in a small point are about 4mm
wide. The upper surface has fine grey hairs which give a silvery sheen,
while the underside is grey being coverd with dense silky hairs. The
flowers are of the "toohbrush" type and are borne in the leaf axils,. The
deep red perianths are 5mm long while the prominent light orange styles are
25 mm long.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar differs from its stated parent in leaf shape and
size and colour of style.The leaves are shorter, about 90mm long , compared
with about 130mm for Grevillea hookeriana.The styles are light orange in
colour compared with red for Grevillea hookeriana. Grevillea 'Poorinda
Blondie' is also a seedling selection from Grevillea hookeriana. Grevillea
'Poorinda Silver Sheen' differs from Grevillea 'Poorinda Blondie' in flower
and style colour. Grevillea 'Poorinda Silver Sheen' has deep red perianths
compared with maroon for Grevillea 'Poorinda Blondie'. The styles vary in
colour from pale orange for this cultivar compared with yellow for
Grevillea 'Poorinda Blondie'. Grevillea 'Poorinda Gemini' is another
seedling selection from Grevillea hookeriana. It differs from Grevillea
'Poorinda Silver Sheen' in size of plant and style colour. This cultivar
grows to a height of up to 3m compared to height of only 1m for Grevillea
'Poorinda Gemini' and it has pale orange styles compared with pink for
Grevillea 'Poorinda Gemini'.
Acacia cognata 'Fettuccini'
Small compact weeping shrub 0.75m (h) x 1-1.2m (w) with unique twisted foliage.
Selection criteria: plant growth habit bushy and phyllode undulation along length strong to very strong.
Callistemon 'Bob Bailey'
The general morphology of this cultivar resembles C. viminalis, growing to 5m tall by 3m wide. The flowers are in dense spikes 100-160mm long by 60mm wide and the filaments are pink in colour. The
flowering season in Townsville is from August to October.
Diagnosis:
Callistemon 'Bob Bailey' can be distinguished from the typical
form of the species by the denser arrangement of flowers on the spikes and
by the flower colour.The filaments are pink instead of the more usual red.
The inflorescence is also slightly wider than is usual for the species.
Other notes:
The cultivar was introduced to horticulture in limited numbers
in 1984. It has proved drought tolerant in Townsville, with even young
plants surviving well through an extended dry period. The general
performance of the cultivar in other parts of Australia should be as for
C. viminalis. The cultivar must be grown by vegetative means to ensure the
cultivar form.
Crowea 'Festival'
This cultivar is a small, dense shrub that grows to
approximately 1m high by 1m wide. The flowers are star shaped, deep pink in
colour and plus/minus 20mm in diameter. It flowers from November to March
in Sydney with occasional flowers being found at other times of the year.
The leaves are 30-40mm long by plus/minus 4mm wide and narrow elliptical to
elliptical in shape. Leaf margins are entire.
Diagnosis:
Crowea 'Festival' can be distinguished from C. saligna as the
leaves, even though of a similar shape to C. saligna, are smaller. C.
saligna and Crowea 'Festival' have narrow elliptical to elliptical leaves
30-40mm long by plus/minus 4mm wide. C. saligna has very distinct angular
branches, to the point of being "winged". C. exalata has just discernable
angular branches. C. 'Festival' has branches similar to C. exalata. Colour
forms similar to this cultivar can be found in both C. exalata and C.
saligna. However, propagation of these species can be difficult at times.
Crowea 'Festival' propagates readily in a few weeks, giving a good
percentage strike. This cultivar must be grown by vegetative means to
preserve the form. It readily accepts heavy pruning and is a good
cutflower.
Comparators:
C. exalata NBG 002905; C. saligna NBG 008963; NBG
0022782; NBG 009372; NBG 023972
Grevillea 'Jelly Baby'
Thought to be a hybrid between the Grevillea alpina
type form from the Black Range in Victoria and G. lavandulacea Tanunda
form. Unlike G. lavandulacea has broad soft oval leaves and has the large
flowers of G. alpina but the colour is bright pink-red and white.
Habit/description:
A dense, silver grey, low spreading shrub
Size:
40cms high x 1 metre in diameter.
Flower colour:pink-red and white
Flower size:
ca. 16 mm; conflorescence 30 mm.
Flowering time:
June-November in Victoria
Frost hardiness:
High
In cultivation since:
2004
Where has it been tested? Stawell, Victoria