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Description: Anigozanthos manglesii 'Autumn Mystery', Taken: 21 January 2019, [HERBARIUM SPECIMEN] ACRA NO: Acc 303 Copyright : Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR) holds copyright
Photographer: Palmer, R.

Anigozanthos 'Autumn Mystery'

File Number

303

ACRA Field Book Number

16

Registration Date

29/10/1987

Application Received

01/10/1983

Family

Haemodoraceae

Cultivar Name

Anigozanthos 'Autumn Mystery'

Origin

Anigozanthos 'Autumn Mystery' is thought to be a hybrid of A. manglesii and A. flavidus. The originator of the cultivar was the late S. Haynes of Western Australia. The cultivar was first received by the Authority in October 1983. Registration applied for by Mr Oliver of Western Australia.

Characteristics

The flowering stems are up to 1m tall with sparse stellate hairs towards the base, becoming woolly and plumose towards the flowers. The flowers are in simple terminal racemes, on pedicels to ca. 5mm long. The hairs are plumose and woolly, having red tips with yellow bases over the ovary changing to yellow tips with red bases toward the perianth lobes. The anthers are linear and more or less the same length as the filaments, the connective tipped with a gland like appendage. The ovules are numerous. The flowering season is the spring months. Diagnosis: The flowers of Anigozanthos 'Autumn Mystery' are longer than for A. flavidus but shorter than A. manglesii. They attain a similar shape and width to A. manglesii with a less prominent ovary than A. flavidus. The base of the perianth tube is red on the ovary but doesn't immediately become green above like A. manglesii. Instead, the hairs are mixed red with a greater portion of yellow green hairs the colour of those on A. flavidus . Anigozanthos 'Space Age' is a cultivar resulting from the same hybrid cross and has somewhat taller stature and indistinctly larger flowers than Anigoizanthos 'Autumn Mystery' (perianth tube ca. 60mm versus ca. 52mm). The flowers of Anigozanthos 'Space Age' are wholly deep red, but those of Anigozanthos 'Autumn Mystery' appear yellow to brown with touches of red.

Cultivation

This cultivar appears to be less palatable to snails than many Anigozanthos spp. and is less prone to Ink Disease. It is semi-hardy to drought and flowers in the spring. Anigozanthos 'Autumn Mystery' has been in cultivation since 1976. Propagation must be carried out by vegetative means to ensure retention of the cultivar features.

Publication

Australian Cultivar Registration Authority (1991), Some Kangaroo Paw Cultivars (continued from 16(126)). Australian Plants 16(127): 134

Colour Coding

RHS Colour Chart 1966perianth tube at base: near yellow green group 144A with a covering ofhairs close to red purple group 59A, becoming near yellow group 2Btowards the lobesinside perianth lobes: near yellow green group 144Aanthers: greyed orange group 163Bstems: yellow green group 144A

Propagation

Division or tissue culture

Applicant Name

K. Oliver

Uses

As part of a mass planting or mixed in a shrubbery, or as a spectacular feature plant. Attracts nectar feeding birds.

Availability

Unknown

ANBG Accession Numbers

ACC303, ACRA16, CBG8312955

NSL ID

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