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Description: Chamelaucium 'Strawberry Surprise', Taken: 18 December 2018, [HERBARIUM SPECIMEN] Copyright : Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR) holds copyright
Photographer: Palmer, R.
Photographer: Palmer, R.
Chamelaucium uncinatum 'Strawberry Surprise'
- File Number
- 1745
- ACRA Field Book Number
- 1449
- Registration Date
- 19/11/2021
- Application Received
- 03/10/2012
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Cultivar Name
- Chamelaucium uncinatum 'Strawberry Surprise'
- Origin
- Open pollination Presumed parent Chamelaucium uncinatum ‘Purple Pride’ and C. ‘Sweet Georgia’.
- Characteristics
- A rounded shrub 2m high x 1.5m wide with unique frilly flower pink petals which darken with age. Good cut flowers.
- 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 25, Issue 3
- Colour Coding
- RHS Colour Chart Flowers when first open 65A, after 10-14 days 80B, after 4 weeks 80A
- Propagation
- PBR Protected
- Applicant Name
- Helix Australia
- Uses
- As part of a mass planting or mixed in a shrubbery, or as a spectacular feature plant or large display pots.
- Availability
- Specialist native plant nurseries
- ANBG Accession Numbers
- -
- NSL ID
- -