Australian Cultivar Registration Authority

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Description: Bauera rubioides 'Luina Gem', Taken: 10 December 2018, [HERBARIUM SPECIMEN] ACRA NO: Acc 267 Copyright : Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR) holds copyright
Photographer: Palmer, R.

Bauera rubioides 'Luina Gem'

File Number

267

ACRA Field Book Number

263

Registration Date

20/10/1988

Application Received

01/05/1982

Family

Cunoniaceae

Cultivar Name

Bauera rubioides 'Luina Gem'

Origin

Bauera 'Luina Gem' is a double flowered form of Bauera rubioides that was selected from a natural population near Luina, Tasmania. It was selected by Mr H Murray. The cultivar was first received by the Authority in May 1982. Registration applied for by Harry Murray and Sons Pty Ltd of Tasmania.

Characteristics

This cultivar grows to 1m tall by 0.25 - 0.5m wide. The plant is said to be very dense. The flowers are up to 10mm in diameter and are pale pink in colour. The flowering season is November in Tasmania. Diagnosis: B. 'Luina Gem' has doubled flowers. Other morphological features are as for B. rubioides.

Cultivation

General cultivation requirements are as for B. rubioides. While the application has stated that the cultivar is very dense, experience in Canberra has been that the plant is usually fairly open and flowers have not yet met the recorded 10mm diameter.

Publication

Payne, W.H. (1989), Garden Cultivars of Australian Plants. Australian Plants 15(121): 197

Colour Coding

RHS Colour Chart 1966: edge of petals: purple group 77B;middle of petals: white group 155A;stamens: yellow orange group 15A;

Propagation

Cuttings from semi-firm new growth

Applicant Name

Harry Murray and Sons Pty Ltd

Uses

As part of the shrubbery, screen planting or as a showy feature plant

Availability

Unknown

ANBG Accession Numbers

ACC267; ACRA263; CBG8703947.

NSL ID

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