Australian Cultivar Registration Authority

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

Acmena smithii 'BWNRED'

File Number

1896

ACRA Field Book Number

1327

Registration Date

10/11/2022

Application Received

08/12/2009

Family

Myrtaceae

Cultivar Name

Acmena smithii 'BWNRED'

Origin

A selection from a seed germination event. 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-Mar-2010 Terminated: 21-Feb-2022 Synonym: Red Head

Characteristics

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

Cultivation

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 200A; Newly emerged: upper side 200A , Partly mature leaf: primary colour of upper side 200B-A; diffuse 146A near midrib and base; Mature leaf: primary colour of upper side 147A; Mature leaf: primary colour of lower side 146A; Petiole 199A;

Propagation

Cuttings from semi-firm new growth

Applicant Name

Tracy Knowland and Stuart Knowland

Uses

Formal hedging. As part of a mass planting or mixed in a shrubbery

Availability

Specialist native plant nurseries

ANBG Accession Numbers

-

NSL ID

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