Australian Cultivar Registration Authority

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Agonis flexuosa 'Denmark Delight'

File Number

435

ACRA Field Book Number

-

Registration Date

19/10/1989

Application Received

01/06/1988

Family

Myrtaceae

Cultivar Name

Agonis flexuosa 'Denmark Delight'

Origin

Agonis 'Denmark Delight' is a selection from a natural population of Agonis flexuosa growing near Denmark, Western Australia. The selection was made by Mr R Horler of Arbor Farm Nursery in 1984. The parent plant has since been destroyed by the Shire Council grader when grading the roadside verge. The cultivar was first received by the Authority in June 1988. Registration applied for by Mr R Horler of Denmark, Western Australia.

Characteristics

Note: Specimen received as Agonis Nana Superior Form This cultivar is a very dense dwarf form growing to ca. 1.7m tall by up to 2m wide. The branchlets are pendulous at a very early age, with the leaves being of similar size to the common form of A. flexuosa. The stems are reddish and the new growth is pink to red. The cultivar has not been seen to flower. Diagnosis: There are a number of cultivars that have arisen from A. flexuosa. A. flexuosa 'Fairy Foliage' is very distinct because of its very reduced leaf blade and A. flexuosa 'Variegata' by its variegated foliage. A. flexuosa 'Nana' is probably the closest to A. flexuosa 'Denmark Delight' but the two can easily be distinguished as A. flexuosa 'Nana' grows up to 3m tall and has much wider leaves.

Cultivation

This cultivar has been under trial for four years and has been constant in its characteristics. It is quite drought hardy but is susceptible to frosts. Basic cultivation conditions required are as for A. flexuosa.

Publication

Payne, W.H. (1989), Garden Cultivars of Australian Plants. Australian Plants 15(121): 198

Colour Coding

Not recorded

Propagation

Cuttings from semi-firm new growth

Applicant Name

Mr R Horler of Denmark, Western Australia

Uses

Feature shrub

Availability

Bushland Flora Nursery

ANBG Accession Numbers

ACC435, ACRA290, CBG8801323

NSL ID

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