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.
Lechenaultia biloba 'White Flash'
A natural colour variant of Lechenaultia biloba which differs
from other forms in that it has a clear and sharp break between the white
central portion of the flower and the deep blue outer area of the petals.
The plant in the wild is an open wiry specimen but with judicious pruning
could be shaped into an attractive garden bush doing best in a light gravel
or sandy soil. Cultivar received by the Authority on 10 December 1974 from
the ANBG.
Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon'
Moderately dense shrub 1.5m in diameter with large red terminal racemes for most of the year.
COMPARISON (R.H.S. Colour Chart 1966)
Grevillea bipinnatifida - perianth: 15mm Red 42B, style: 37mm long Cardinal Red 53B
Grevillea banksii - perianth: Empire Rose 48C, style: Cardinal Red 53C
Grevillea ‘Robyn Gordon’ - perianth: 13mm long Crimson 52A, style: 40mm long Cardinal Red 53C
Anigozanthos 'Dwarf Delight'
This cultivar is a compact plant with much branched flower
stems to .8m tall. The flowering stems are covered with plumose hairs.
These hairs are sparsely scattered at the base of the stem and around the
leaf-like bracts on the stem. The hairs are reddish in colour. The perianth
segments of the flower are green-yellow but appear apricot when seen
through the reddish hairs. These two colours contrast well. The leaves are
up to 25cm long by 1cm wide.
Diagnosis:
Anigozanthos 'Dwarf delight', which grows to 0.8m tall, is
midway in height between the ca. 0.3m of A. onycis and ca. 2m of A.
flavidus. The flowering stems of the cultivar are sparsely covered with
plumose hairs for much of their length, becoming dense towards the
individual flowers. The flowering stems of the cultivar are sparsely
covered with plumose hairs for much of their length, becoming dense towards
the individual flowers. A. onycis, is covered in dense, plumose hairs for
the full length of the flower spike while A. flavidus has them only on the
perianth segments of the flower and for a short distance below on the stem.
The majority of the stem in this species is glabrous. The leaf-like bracts
on the stem are the size of A. onycis. The flowers are intermediate in size
between those of the two parents.