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Photographer:
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Description: Comparison photo
Photographer: Philip Watkins
Photographer: Philip Watkins
Description: PBR Comparison photo
Photographer: Philip Watkins
Photographer: Philip Watkins
Chamelaucium uncinatum 'Ruby's Delight'
- File Number
- 1751
- ACRA Field Book Number
- 1634
- Registration Date
- 19/11/2021
- Application Received
- 15/11/2018
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Cultivar Name
- Chamelaucium uncinatum 'Ruby's Delight'
- Origin
- Spontaneous mutation: In 2003, a single plant within a vegetatively propagated planting of ‘Big Painted Lady’ was found to be early flowering with pink red flowers. Subsequent vegetative propagated generations of this plant between 2003 and 2011 were found to display the same flowering characteristics
- Characteristics
- A rounded shrub with large deep 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 31, Issue 3
- Colour Coding
- RHS Colour Chart 1986: Petals on opening 62C-D, after 2 weeks 63B, after 4 weeks 63A
- Propagation
- PBR Protected
- Applicant Name
- Helix Australia
- Uses
- Mass planting, or as a spectacular feature plant or large display pots. Cut Flowers
- Availability
- Specialist native plant nurseries
- ANBG Accession Numbers
- -
- NSL ID
- -