Australian Cultivar Registration Authority

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Description: Callistemon 'Reeves Pink', Taken: 17 December 2018, [HERBARIUM SPECIMEN] ACRA NO: Acc 31 Copyright : Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR) holds copyright
Photographer: Palmer, R.

Callistemon 'Reeve's Pink'

File Number

31

ACRA Field Book Number

-

Registration Date

28/05/1978

Application Received

21/11/1967

Family

Myrtaceae

Cultivar Name

Callistemon 'Reeve's Pink'

Origin

Callistemon 'Reeve's Pink' is a chance seedling variant of uncertain parentage however there are affinities with Callistemon citrinus . It originated at the nursery of Mr Reeve Snr. at Cheltenham, Victoria and was discovered there by Mr G Wilson in 1957/58.

Characteristics

The cultivar forms a dense shrub to a height of about 3m with an equal or slightly wider spread. The leaves are entire and about 45mm long by about 8mm wide. The new tip growth is pink and densely covered in silky hairs. The flowers are produced in dense "bottlebrush" clusters which are themselves often grouped into bunches. Individual "bottlebrushes: are pink and about 70mm long and about 40mm wide. The stamens are the colourful part of the flower. Diagnosis: This cultivar is different from its possible parent in its slightly more spreading habit and pink flower colour. The usual colour of Callistemon citrinus is red or lemon.

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

Previously mentioned:"Austraflora" nursery catalogue 1970/71;"Landscaping with Australian Plants" G Wilson 1975; "Your Garden" March 1977.

Colour Coding

RHS Colour Chart, 1966 edition.Flowers: stamens:red-purple 62A

Propagation

Cuttings from semi-firm new growth

Applicant Name

Mr G Wilson.

Uses

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

Availability

Kuranga Nursery

ANBG Accession Numbers

ACC31, CBG8006353,068909

NSL ID

-