Australian Cultivar Registration Authority

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Description: Grevillea 'Apricot Tingle', Taken: 24 January 2019, [HERBARIUM SPECIMEN] Copyright : Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR) holds copyright
Photographer: Palmer, R.

Grevillea 'Apricot Tingle'

File Number

1566

ACRA Field Book Number

1566

Registration Date

12/02/2016

Application Received

25/01/2016

Family

Proteaceae

Cultivar Name

Grevillea 'Apricot Tingle'

Origin

A selection by plant breeder,Peter Ollerenshaw of Bywong Nursery in New South Wales in 2006. A controlled cross between Grevillea juniperina Tinga form and Grevillea ‘New Blood’.

Characteristics

Shrub 30cm (h) x 1–1.5m (w) Flowers: Spring–summer, apricot; conflorescence 35mm x 25mm Foliage colour: Green Comparators: Grevillea ‘New Blood’ and Grevillea juniperina Tinga form. Reasons for distinctiveness: This selection has prolific orange flowers and low spreading growth habit.

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

Hort Journal Australia March 2018, Vol 10, Issue 8, Page 41

Colour Coding

Colour Coding RHS Colour Chart 1995 : Flowers: Perianth and Style: Orange/red group 33c Leaves (upper surface): Green group 139a

Propagation

Cuttings from semi-firm new growth

Applicant Name

Peter Ollerenshaw, Bywong, NSW (on behalf of the ANPSA Grevillea Study Group)

Uses

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

Availability

Bywong Nursery

ANBG Accession Numbers

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NSL ID

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