Callistemon citrinus 'Demesne Rowena'
This cultivar grows to 1.5m tall by 1.5m wide. It has a fairly
open habit. The flowers open to a deep red and lighten as they age to a
deep pink. Other features of the plant are as for C. citrinus.
Diagnosis:
The cultivar is another very attractive colour variant of C.
citrinus. The flower colour changing from red to deep pink is a very
distinctive feature of the cultivar as compared to the deep crimson of C
'Splendens' and the white flowers of C. 'White Anzac'.
Callistemon citrinus 'Splendens'
Note:
Formerly Callistemon 'Endeavour'
A rounded, compact shrub to 2m high by 2m across sometimes
taller in ideal conditions. Leaves are lanceolate elliptical, 90mm long by
20mm wide. They young growth which emerges from the flower spike is pinkish
and slightly hairy. The mature leaves are glabrous. The brilliant red
flowers are borne prolifically in spikes to 12cm long by 7cm diameter. They
are at their peak in late spring but are seen in other seasons in temperate
areas.
Diagnosis:
The cultivar may be distinguished from other forms of C.
citrinus by its very large, well displayed flower spikes and its compact
habit.
SYNONYMS:C. citrinus var. splendens; C. citrinus 'Endeavour'; C. 'Endeavour'
Callistemon 'Kempsey'
This cultivar is a tall erect shrub to 4m tall by up to 2m
across. The bark is semi-papery. The leaves are narrow lanceolate and 65mm
long by 6mm wide. The flowers are a bright red in colour and are borne in
densely packed terminal racemes in spring and summer.
Diagnosis:
This cultivar is more erect than either of the parent species.
The flowers are also held more erect and larger than the parent species.
The new leaf growth is not red.
Callistemon viminalis 'Dawson River Weeper'
A tall, spreading shrub to 5m high by 5m across, occasionally
taller in ideal conditions, with pendulous branches that reach to the
ground. Leaves are narrow-lanceolate and up to 70mm long by 5mm wide.
Leaves and young stems are covered with long, silky hairs and abundant oil
dots are obvious under a lens. The red, bottlebrush flowers are about 90mm
long by 50mm diameter and small leaves are often seen within the flower
spike. Main flowering periods are spring and autumn but some flowers are
found at most seasons in mild climates.
Diagnosis:
Many forms of C. viminalis are in cultivation; and are often
difficult to distinguish. This cultivar may be identified by its narrow
leaves, long, often continuous, flowering period and its bushy, pendulous
habit.
Correa pulchella 'Little Cate'
Correa pulchella ‘Little Cate’ is a moderately dense,
spreading evergreen shrub which has grown to approximately 60cm high by 1m
wide after 3 years in cultivation. Leaves are generally ovate to broad
ovate, of variable size but up to 25mm long by 17mm wide. Flowers are a
uniform bright pink. The corolla tube is 25mm long x 8mm wide. The flowers
are profuse and prominently displayed, contrasting well with the dark
foliage, and flowering continues for a long period. Peak flowering time is
between April and July.
Diagnosis:
Thought to be a hybrid between two forms of Correa pulchella (a
small leaved upright orange form and C. ‘Pink Mist’). C. ‘Little Cate’
differs from C. ‘Pink Mist’ in the colour of the flowers, which are a
deeper/brighter pink and in its more spreading growth habit. The growth
habit seems to be similar to C. ‘Dusky Bells’, however C. ‘Little Cate’ can
easily be distinguished by its leaves which are darker green, thicker, and
generally shorter and wider than those of C. ‘Dusky Bells’. The flowers of
C. ‘Little Cate’ are also more prominently displayed and less concealed by
the foliage.
Callistemon 'Country Sprite'
Fairly loose, open shrub to 4-5m tall. The new growth is
coppery pink. The leaves are narrowly elliptic to narrow-oblanceolate,
42-64mm long, and 6-9mm wide. The leaf stalk is 1-1.7mm long, margins
slightly recurved (on herbarium specimens at least); reticulate venation
clearly visible. Flower spike moderately open to relatively dense, ca. 35mm
wide. Stamens ca. 44-50, ca. 15mm long, pink at the tip, pale at the base.
Anthers yellow. Style exceeding stamens, pale green. Fruit not seen.
Flowering period mostly spring and late summer.
Diagnosis:
Differs from C. 'Glasshouse Country' in:
flowers redder and larger
darker leaf colour of older leaves
larger leaves
prominent pale green styles
Differs from C. recurvus in:
pale flower colour with stamens pale at base
paler, longer and wider leaves
leaves with less recurved margins (at least in dry specimens)
As with C. 'Tin-Sal Glow' there is a superficial resemblance to pink forms
of C. seiberi (syn. C. palludosus). However, the pale bases to the stamens
and slightly recurved leaf margins of C. 'Country Sprite' are distinct.
Grevillea 'Peaches and Cream'
Moderately dense spreading shrub 1.5m in diameter with large cream pink/red terminal racemes for most of the year. Diagnosis:The grouping characteristics used to identify the most similar varieties of common knowledge were – Leaf: margin pinnatisect. Inflorescence: position terminal, form cylindrical. Flower colour: intensifying from cream before anthesis, to pink or red after anthesis. On the basis of these grouping characteristics the following varieties were chosen as comparators: ‘Ned Kelly’ and ‘Superb’. ‘Robyn Gordon’ was also considered for its similar parentage but later excluded as it has red flowers and the early stage colours do not include cream.
Grevillea 'Superb'
This cultivar is a shrub of medium density, growing to plus/minus 1m tall by 1-2m wide. The foliage is very similar to G. 'Robyn Gordon' (a cross with the same parent species) and it is virtually impossible to distinguish between them. The inflorescence can measure plus/minus 15cm long by plus/minus 9cm wide. The individual flowers are moderately densely packed on the raceme and completely encircle the rachis. Individual flowers measure 4.5 to 5cm long. The pedicel and perianth are also covered in dense, closely appressed hairs. The style appears glabrous but does have scattered, very short, silky hairs. The inflorescences are borne teminally. The buds are dark in colour before opening. The inflorescences are very similar to G. 'Robyn Gordon' except in colouration. The flowers are salmon in colour with the perianth changing to red as they
age. The styles are red with yellow tips.
Diagnosis:
Vegetatively this cultivar is very similar to G. 'Robyn Gordon'. The difference is in the flower colour as described above.
Grevillea 'Amber Passion'
Habit/description:
Moderately dense large shrub
Size:
3m H x 2 m W
Flower colour:Orange/Pink
Flower size:
to 150mm long
Flowering time:
All year round
Comparators:
Grevillea 'Honey Gem'
Differs from Grevillea 'Honey Gem' in colours of
flowers (orange/pink) and stem colour - new growth grey-green, old growth
grey brown.
Frost hardiness:
Medium
Years in cultivation:
Since 2002
Citrus australasica 'Blunobia Pink Crystal'
A dense medium shrub 2 metres high by 1 metres wide. Axillary
spines solitary, straight to 25mm long. Leaves are small and narrow,
simple, obovate to elliptic, glabrous, new foliage light green in colour.
Flowers white (with pink buds) approximately 10-15mm in diameter from
August to September. Fruit a cylindrical berry, 4-8 cms long, 15-25mm in
diameter , skin green with brown overtone, vesicles deep pink and easy to
extract.
Diagnosis:
Citrus australasica 'Blunobia Pink Crystal' is a compact shrub
which bears fruit with deep pink vescicles.