Australian Cultivar Registration Authority

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Description: Ceratopetalum gummiferum 'Festival', Taken: 10 December 2018, [HERBARIUM SPECIMEN] ACRA NO: Acc 760 Copyright : Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR) holds copyright
Photographer: Palmer, R.

Ceratopetalum gummiferum 'Festival'

File Number

2028

ACRA Field Book Number

708

Registration Date

10/11/2022

Application Received

12/01/1999

Family

Cunoniaceae

Cultivar Name

Ceratopetalum gummiferum 'Festival'

Origin

A result of a controlled pollination or manipulated cross Parents - Female: C. ‘Christmas Belle’. - Male: C. ‘Albery’s Red’ PBR Status: Granted: 05-Jul-2002 Terminated: 30-Jun-2003

Characteristics

Small dense tree. Flowers: small, creamy white in terminal panicles. Sepals: white at first (Nov), ripening (mid Dec) to deep red on inside of sepal, and rose red on outside of sepal.

Cultivation

Performs best in an open to semi-shaded situation in well-drained soils. Severe frosts may burn the softer new growth, but mild frosts are tolerated.

Publication

Plant Varieties Journal Volume 14, Issue 2

Colour Coding

RHS Colour Chart Flowers: small, creamy white in terminal panicles. Sepals: white at first (Nov), ripening (mid Dec) to deep red (RHS 46A) on inside of sepal, and rose red (RHS 47B) on outside of sepal

Propagation

Cuttings from semi-firm new growth

Applicant Name

Yellow Rock Native Nursery Pty Ltd

Uses

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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