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Chamelaucium 'Pastel Gem'
- File Number
- 2111
- ACRA Field Book Number
- 839
- Registration Date
- 10/11/2022
- Application Received
- 16/08/2000
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Cultivar Name
- Chamelaucium 'Pastel Gem'
- Origin
- A result of a controlled pollination or manipulated cross Parents - Female: C. megalopetalum ‘MB03’. - Male: C. uncinatum ‘692’. PBR Status: Granted: 27-May-2003 Terminated: 15-Jul-2015
- Characteristics
- Medium shrub with pale pink flowers. Early flowering selection. Selection criteria: vigour, floriferousness, stem length, flower colour and date of flowering.
- Cultivation
- Prefers an open sunny or partly shaded position and grows in a wide range of free draining soils. Tolerant of hot dry conditions and has a low water requirement once established
- Publication
- Plant Varieties Journal: Volume 15, Issue 1
- Colour Coding
- RHS Colour Chart: Flowers: Petals on opening 62D, mature 158D; Nectary on opening 165C, mature 166B
- Propagation
- Cuttings of semi firm new growth
- Applicant Name
- Western Australian Agriculture Authority, WA,
- Uses
- As part of a mass planting or mixed in a shrubbery
- Availability
- Specialist native plant nurseries
- ANBG Accession Numbers
- CANB 617168
- NSL ID
- -