Australian Cultivar Registration Authority

Description:
Photographer:

Description: Gomphrena leontopodioides 'Empress', Taken: 27 August 2018, [HERBARIUM SPECIMEN] Copyright : Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR) holds copyright
Photographer: Toms, E.; Murdock, C.

Gomphrena leontopodioides 'Empress'

File Number

1913

ACRA Field Book Number

1320

Registration Date

10/11/2022

Application Received

15/10/2009

Family

Amaranthaceae

Cultivar Name

Gomphrena leontopodioides 'Empress'

Origin

A selection from a seed germination event. PBR Status: Granted:10-Jan-2012 Terminated: 12-Jun-2013

Characteristics

Long lived annual, plants grow to about 30 cm high by 30 cm wide with globular purple flower heads (about 35 mm in diameter) which remain on the plant for months, contrasting nicely with its grey-green foliage.

Cultivation

Open position in full sun and a well-drained potting mix or soil.

Publication

Plant Varieties Journal Volume 23, Issue 3

Colour Coding

RHS Colour Chart: flowers: Inflorescence: tepal blade colour:72C; Inflorescence: tepal blade venation colour 131A; Inflorescence: corolla tube colour: 72C

Propagation

Cuttings from semi-firm new growth

Applicant Name

The University of Queensland

Uses

As part of a mass planting or mixed in a shrubbery

Availability

Specialist native plant nurseries

ANBG Accession Numbers

-

NSL ID

-