Australian Cultivar Registration Authority

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Description: Kennedia nigricans 'Minstrel', Taken: 11 December 2018, [HERBARIUM SPECIMEN] Copyright : Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR) holds copyright
Photographer: Palmer, R.

Kennedia nigricans 'Minstrel'

File Number

369

ACRA Field Book Number

275

Registration Date

21/10/1988

Application Received

01/09/1985

Family

Fabaceae

Cultivar Name

Kennedia nigricans 'Minstrel'

Origin

Kennedia 'Minstrel' arose from Kennedia nigricans seed sown at Goldup Nursery in 1983. The cultivar name refers to the dark and pale colouration of the flowers. The cultivar was first received by the Authority in September 1985. Registration applied for by Goldup Nurseries of Mt Evelyn, Victoria.

Characteristics

The flower colour is the only notable difference of this cultivar. All other features are the same as Kennedia nigricans. Diagnosis: The flowers are black with a pale, almost white patch on the standard instead of a yellow patch.

Cultivation

Kennedia 'Minstrel' grows as for K. nigricans. It has been grown in cultivation since 1983 and has proved hardy to drought. Its frost hardiness has not been fully tested, though it can be expected to be fairly tender to frost and cold in some areas, depending on their severity. Like the more usual form of K. nigricans the cultivar grows very vigorously and is a useful plant for banks, fences and trellises and also under trees where other plants may be difficult to establish. The cultivar must be propagated vegetatively.

Publication

Australian Cultivar Registration Authority (1993), Australian Plant Cultivars. Australian Plants 17(134); Kuranga Native Nursery (2004), Discount Stocklist 2004. -: 13

Colour Coding

RHS Colour Code 196 6pale patch on standard: red purple group 69B rest of flower: black group 202A

Propagation

Cuttings from semi-firm new growth

Applicant Name

P Goldup

Uses

Climber/groundcover suitable for mass planting or mixed in a shrubbery, or as a spectacular feature plant, Also very useful for large display pots.

Availability

Specialist native plant nurseries

ANBG Accession Numbers

ACC369; ACRA275; CBG8704055.

NSL ID

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