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Lambertia formosa 'Coastal Devil'
- File Number
- 1682
- ACRA Field Book Number
- 1728
- Registration Date
- 19/11/2021
- Application Received
- 11/08/2020
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Cultivar Name
- Lambertia formosa 'Coastal Devil'
- Origin
- Wild source
- Characteristics
- This plant appears to be a form of Lambertia formosa, with a distinctly low spreading habit 0.8m high by 1.5m in diameter, whereas the Lambertia is usually an upright shrub to around 2 metres high. This plant appears to be a natural variant form of Lambertia formosa, with an identical flower. Its leaves are shorter and wider and its habit is decumbent and much wider than its height.
- Cultivation
- Suitable for most soil types. Best in a sunny site but will tolerate some shade. Frost resistant to -6C. Responds well to pruning.
- Publication
- RHS Cultivar Registration Bulletin 2 (2022), p37;
- Colour Coding
- RHS 1995 Flowers:base of perianth Red Group 43C; perianth tip Yellow Green Group 151A
- Propagation
- Cuttings of firm new growth
- Applicant Name
- Pip Gibian
- Uses
- As part of a mass planting or mixed in a shrubbery, or as a feature plant. Attracts nectar feeding birds.
- Availability
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- ANBG Accession Numbers
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- NSL ID
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