Australian Cultivar Registration Authority

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Description: Callistemon salignus 'Great Balls of Fire', Taken: 12 November 2012, Copyright conditions : We handle all third party sub-licenses for commercial and non-commercial use.
Photographer: Fagg, M.

Callistemon salignus 'Great Balls of Fire'

File Number

1776

ACRA Field Book Number

494

Registration Date

19/11/2021

Application Received

15/01/1991

Family

Myrtaceae

Cultivar Name

Callistemon salignus 'Great Balls of Fire'

Origin

‘Great Balls of Fire’ arose as a chance seedling on the applicants property. Selection by the applicant was on the basis of its compact growth habit and the colour of its new foliage.

Characteristics

Growing to a height of 1.75m with a spread of 1.5m, C. 'Great Balls of Fire' was bred for its particularly dense compact habit and the intense red hues of its new emerging growth.

Cultivation

Select a sunny location in most soil types that are well draining. Regular pruning to shape, and being fed with a slow release fertiliser formulated for natives in spring is all that’s required to keep this plant looking it’s best in your garden. Flowers can occur, but typically do not in situations where the plant is pruned to shape. For hedging space plants up to 50cm apart.

Publication

Plant Varieties Journal Volume 4, Issue 1

Colour Coding

RHS Colour Chart Leaves:Young leaves are usually greyed purple 183C. Mature leaves are yellow green 144A to 147A

Propagation

Cuttings from semi-firm new growth

Applicant Name

Plants Management Australia

Uses

Hedging Growing in containers as well as gardens Small gardens, patios and courtyards

Availability

Specialist native plant nurseries

ANBG Accession Numbers

-

NSL ID

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