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Chamelaucium uncinatum 'Cha Cha'
- File Number
- 1742
- ACRA Field Book Number
- 1780
- Registration Date
- 01/10/2023
- Application Received
- 18/09/2022
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Cultivar Name
- Chamelaucium uncinatum 'Cha Cha'
- Origin
- Single plant selection from open pollination of a wild population of Chamelaucium uncinatum in coastal bushland North Gingin, Western Australia. The selected plant was distinctly different from the rest of the population by short plant height and compact growth habit.
- Characteristics
- A rounded shrub with pink waxy flowers growing to approximately 2m high x 1.5m wide.
- Cultivation
- Prefers an open sunny or partly shaded position and grows in a wide range of free draining soils. Tolerant of hot dry conditions and has a low water requirement once established.
- Publication
- Plant Varieties Journal Volume 35, Issue 1
- Colour Coding
- RHS Colour Chart Flower: main colour of petals on day of opening-75D, main colour of petals 10-14 days after opening-75B
- Propagation
- PBR Protected
- Applicant Name
- Helix Australia (Goldsash Corporation Pty Ltd)
- Uses
- As part of a mass planting or mixed in a shrubbery, or as a spectacular feature plant.
- Availability
- Specialist native plant nurseries
- ANBG Accession Numbers
- -
- NSL ID
- -