Australian Cultivar Registration Authority

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Description: Acmena smithii 'BWNFIR', Taken: 13 December 2018, [HERBARIUM SPECIMEN] Copyright : Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR) holds copyright
Photographer: Palmer, R.

Acmena smithii 'BWNFIR'

File Number

1895

ACRA Field Book Number

1328

Registration Date

10/11/2022

Application Received

05/01/2023

Family

Myrtaceae

Cultivar Name

Acmena smithii 'BWNFIR'

Origin

Seedling selection. Selection criteria: deep greyed purple colour of new growth flush and short internode length. Breeders: Stuart and Tracey Knowland, Brooklet, NSW. PBR Status: Granted: 10-Oct-2010

Characteristics

Large compact shrub up to 6m(h) x 4m(w) with orange red new growth and white flowers.

Cultivation

Prefers a moist well drained soil in a sunny to semi shaded position.

Publication

Plant Varieties Journal Volume 22, Issue 1

Colour Coding

RHS Colour Chart Leaves:Stem: colour of new growth 164B; Newly emerged: upper side 166A , Partly mature leaf: primary colour of upper side approx. 165B; diffuse 146A near midrib and base; Mature leaf: primary colour of upper side 147A; Mature leaf: primary colour of lower side 146A;

Propagation

PBR Protected

Applicant Name

Stuart and Tracey Knowland

Uses

As part of a mass planting or mixed in a shrubbery

Availability

Specialist native plant nurseries

ANBG Accession Numbers

-

NSL ID

-