Australian Cultivar Registration Authority

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Description: Eremophila maculata 'Carmine Star', Taken: 13 December 2018, [HERBARIUM SPECIMEN] Copyright : Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR) holds copyright
Photographer: Palmer, R.

Eremophila maculata 'Carmine Star'

File Number

313

ACRA Field Book Number

30

Registration Date

25/10/1986

Application Received

30/11/1983

Family

Scrophulariaceae

Cultivar Name

Eremophila maculata 'Carmine Star'

Origin

Eremophila 'Carmine Star' originated in southern Queensland in the vicinity of Goondiwindi (K Warnes pers. comm. with applicant). It is a form of Eremophila maculata and has been known in cultivation for approximately 20 years (from date of application). Cultivar received by the Authority on 30 November 1983. Registration applied for by the Eremophila Study Group of SGAP c/o RJ Chinnock, Adelaide Botanic Garden, North Terrace, Adelaide 5000.

Characteristics

This cultivar is a prostrate to decumbent shrub .5m tall by 1 to 2m wide. The non-interlacing branches are purplish in colour, turning yellow brown as they age. The branches are warty in appearance and otherwise glabrous. The leaves are narrow elliptic in shape. The flowers are solitary and carmine in colour while inside they are rose coloured but marked with prominent carmine spots except at the tips of the lobes. The lobes have long white wispy hairs up to 9mm long. The flowering season in Adelaide is from October to November. Diagnosis: E. maculata 'Carmine Star' can be distinguished from the common form of E. maculata in eastern Australia by it's decumbent sprawling habit with non-interlacing branches. Other notes: The cultivar is widespread in cultivation in Adelaide at the time of writing (May 1985). It has good drought resistance but may burn in heavier frosts. It is also known to be tolerant of humidity. Vegetative means must be used to preserve the cultivar form.

Cultivation

The cultivar grows best in an open, sunny position. Good drainage is required, and it responds well to watering

Publication

Growing Eremophila, R. Wait, 2021. p267

Colour Coding

RHS Colour Code1966 perianth tube (outside): greyed purple group 184C spots on inside of tube: greyed purple group 185C

Propagation

Cuttings or grafting onto suitable rootstock such as Myoporum.

Applicant Name

RJ Chinnock, Adelaide Botanic Garden

Uses

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

Availability

Specialist native plant nurseries

ANBG Accession Numbers

Accession Number 313.

NSL ID

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