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Chamelaucium uncinatum 'Local Hero'
- File Number
- 1743
- ACRA Field Book Number
- 1777
- Registration Date
- 01/10/2023
- Application Received
- 18/09/2022
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Cultivar Name
- Chamelaucium uncinatum 'Local Hero'
- Origin
- Controlled pollination: Chamelaucium uncinatum selection DW 80 BGPA ex-‘Seabird’ (maternal parent) was crossed with Chamelaucium uncinatum hybrid 20100509 BGPA (‘Purple Pride’ x ‘Seabird white’) at the Kings Park plant development breeding site.
- Characteristics
- A rounded shrub with waxy pink 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 34, Issue 3
- Colour Coding
- RHS Colour Chart Flower: main colour of petals on day of opening-75C; main colour of petals 10-14 days after opening-75A
- Propagation
- PBR Protected
- Applicant Name
- Helix Australia (Goldsash Corporation Pty Ltd)
- Uses
- As part of a mass planting, mixed in a shrubbery, or as a feature plant.
- Availability
- Specialist native plant nurseries
- ANBG Accession Numbers
- -
- NSL ID
- -