Australian Cultivar Registration Authority

Herbaceous annual with feathery, pink-purple flower heads with bright pink highlights. The flower heads are about 40 mm in diameter and up to 100 mm high on stems that grow to about 70 cm tall.

Herbaceous annual with feathery, two-toned inflorescence colour (cream to tan/pink) flower heads. The flower heads are about 40 mm in diameter and up to 100 mm high on stems that grow to about 70 cm tall.

Herbaceous annual with feathery, green-cream flower heads. The flower heads are about 40 mm in diameter and up to 100 mm high on stems that grow to about 70 cm tall.

Selection criteria: the characteristics that distinguished the selected plant from other plants in the trial were desirable fruit size (length 20-30mm), fruit colour, high yield, even cropping habit, freestone fruit and medium flavour intensity with no meaty aftertaste. Distinctive characters: dark red colour, relatively small size, smooth skin, open calyx.

Prostrate shrub 200mm(h) x 1-2m(w). Masses of violet and white fan flowers for most of the year.

Evergreen soft-wooded perennial 0.3m(h) x 0.5m (w) with masses of violet purple fan flowers for most of the year.

Coastal grass

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.

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

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