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Description: Grevillea juniperina 'Poorinda Queen', Taken: 11 January 2019, [HERBARIUM SPECIMEN] Copyright : Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR) holds copyright
Photographer: Palmer, R.

Grevillea 'Poorinda Queen'

File Number

36

ACRA Field Book Number

224

Registration Date

21/06/1977

Application Received

20/04/1964

Family

Proteaceae

Cultivar Name

Grevillea 'Poorinda Queen'

Origin

This cultivar is said to be a cross between a New South Wales form of Grevillea juniperina and a yellow flowered form of G. victoriae from Victoria.

Characteristics

Leaves are glossy dark green on the upper surface densely covered with short white hairs on the underside. Each leaf is about 2-2.5cm long by about 5mm wide and is pungent. Leaf edges are rolled under. Flowers, apricot-pink, are borne in large terminal clusters. Perianth, tube and limb, measures about 7mm long. Style, a deeper pink than the flowers, is about 2cm long. It is said G. 'Poorinda Queen' can be expected to reach a height of about 4m. Diagnosis: The feature which distinguishes this cultivar from its parents is the apricot-pink flower colour. This cultivar resembles G. 'Poorinda Constance' but differs from it in having slightly smaller leaves. G. 'Poorinda Queen' has leaves which measure 2 - 2.5cm in length compared with G.'Poorinda Constance' which has leaves which measure 2.5 - 3cm in length. Flower colour is also different, G. 'Poorinda Queen'has apricot pink flowers compared with the red flowers of G. 'Poorinda Constance'. Similar also to G. 'Poorinda Leane'. Refer to description of that cultivar for differences.

Cultivation

. Suitable for most soil types. Best in a sunny site but will tolerate some shade. Frost resistant to -6C. Responds well to pruning.

Publication

Boddy, E.M.M. (1964), Grevillea as garden specimens. Australian Plants 3(21): 12

Colour Coding

perianth tube: pink flower colour codes as red group 41Dperianth limb:greyed-orange group 166Bstyle:red group 48B

Propagation

Cuttings from semi-firm new growth

Applicant Name

Mr L Hodge.

Uses

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

Availability

Specialist native plant nurseries

ANBG Accession Numbers

ACC036, ACRA224/261, CBG8602341/8703945/8006491/037564

NSL ID

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