Diplarrena latifolia 'Amethyst Fairy'
A tussock-like perennial herb 300-400mm tall by 450mm across
with dense mid-green straplike foliage. The flowers are borne in the spring
and are up to 60mm across. The flowers are an intense purple in the centre
of the flower, with this colouration spreading in striations to the outer
perianth parts. Although each flower only lasts one day, they are produced
in quantity to give a good display.
Diagnosis:
Diplarrena 'Amethyst Fairy' has been selected for the intense
purple colouring on the inner perianth members and the purple shading on
the outer perianth members.
Epacris impressa 'Cranbourne Bells'
This cultivar has a similar growth habit and features as E.
impressa. The flowers have multiple corollas, sometimes greater than 10
lobes per flower. Individual flowers are 10mm long by 7mm wide. The flowers
are pinkish opening to white. The flowering season is from August to
October.
Diagnosis:
Epacris 'Cranbourne Bells' can be distinguished by its white
flowers with multiple corollas. Another form with multiple corollas is E.
impressa var.grandiflora, a form from the Grampian mountains. This form has
pink flowers and leaves that are much longer than the flowers, making it
easy to distinguish from the former.
Eremophila 'BERYLS BLUE'
E. ‘Beryl’s Blue’ is a compact rounded shrub approximately 1.5 metres in diameter. It has short leaves and pale blue flowers which occur from September to November.
Diagnosis:
E. ‘Beryl’s Blue’ may well be a hybrid between E. nivea and E. caerulea. E. ‘Beryl’s Blue’ is most like E. nivea, however its leaves are shorter, stiffer and curl over, flowers are much paler blue and it has a
more compact habit than E. nivea.
Eremophila 'Piccaninny Dawn'
Prolific flowering, upright compact shrub, leaves
dark grey green, branches from ground level, rose-pink flowers.
Comparators:
Eremophila oldfieldii ssp angustifolia is a large shrub or
small tree, up to 5m high by 4m wide with fleshy cylindrical dark green
leaves and orange-red or bright red corolla.
E. oppositifolia ssp oppositifolia is a rounded or dense, upright shrub to
4m high by 3m wide with silver-grey or grey green long narrow leaves.
Corolla is white to cream, pale yellow or pink to purple and the sepals are
white to cream, pale yellow or pink to purple but necessarily matching the
corolla.
Size:
3m x 4m
Flower colour:Corolla - Rose pink
Flower size:
25-30mm
Flowering period:
Late autumn to mid winter and intermittent throughout the
year.
Time in cultivation:
10 years
Eremophila 'Nullarbor Nymph'
Habit/description: Dense, low spreading shrub, 0.3m (H) x 1.2m (W). Leaves: dark grey green
Flowers lilac, Spring/Summer
Comparators:
Eremophila decussata, E. parvifolia. E. decussata is a small compact shrub 0.75m high x 1.5m wide with slightly rounded grey leaves and blue flowers. E. parvifolia is a low spreading shrub 0.75m high x 1.5m wide
with small bright green leaves and blue flowers.
Eremophila 'Beryl's Lipstick'
Open shrub, 1m (h) x 1.2m (w)
Flowers:
pink, 25mm x 8mm, from Aug-Oct
Foliage colour:
mid green
Comparators:
Eremophila maculata subsp. brevifolia, E. glabra
Reasons for distinctiveness:
Thought to be a hybrid between Eremophila glabra and E. maculata subsp. brevifolia.
Eremophila ‘Beryl’s Lipstick’ has striking pink flowers as opposed to the reddish pink flowers of Eremophila
maculata subsp. brevifolia. Leaves are more greyish in appearance and are larger than the comparator. It has been propagated vegetatively through several generations and has proven hardy in many districts.
Eremophila bignoniiflora 'Meringur Midnight'
Open shrub, 5m (h) x 2m (w)
Flowers:
Dark purple, 35mm x 10mm, from Aug-Oct
Foliage colour: mid green
Comparators:
Eremophila bignoniiflora, E. viscida
Reasons for distinctiveness:
Thought to be a hybrid between Eremophila
bignoniiflora and E. viscida. Eremophila bignoniiflora ‘Meringur Midnight’
has been selected for its large dark purple flowers and is a more compact
shrub than other forms of Eremophila bignoniiflora.
Grevillea 'Evelyn's Coronet'
The plant can be expected to reach a height of about 2m with a
spread of approximately 1.75m and exhibits an erect habit. Leaves are shiny
green on upper surface and somewhat rough to touch, the underside is a
paler green and covered with hairs. Individual leaves are about 2cm long
and about 3mm wide. Leaf edges are rolled under. Each leaf ends in a sharp
point, sometimes these points are hooked. Flowers are woolly and pink with
upright red-purple styles. Flower clusters are dense, rounded and produced
terminally. Individual flowers are approximately 8mm long, styles up to
1.5cm long. The plant is described as being vigorous and hardy producing
numerous, readily seen terminal inflorescences.
Diagnosis:
It can be distinguished from its asumed parents in that its
leaves are intermediate in size and the flowers are intermediate in size,
colour and formation.
Thryptomene saxicola 'Mingenew'
This cultivar was selected for its larger, purple flowers. The
flowers are up to 7mm diameter and are borne on longer pedicels than is
normal. The flowering period is from March to October (in Melbourne) but
some flowers can be found throughout the year. The shrub is of medium
density, growing to ca. 0.5m tall by 1-2m wide. The branches are arching.
In most respects it resembles the more usual form of the species.
Diagnosis:
T.'Mingenew' can be distinguished from T. saxicola by its
slightly larger flowers which are the purple colour of the flowers.