Australian Cultivar Registration Authority

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Banksia spinulosa var. cunninghamii 'Lemon Glow'

File Number

297

ACRA Field Book Number

43

Registration Date

08/04/1986

Application Received

05/10/1982

Family

Proteaceae

Cultivar Name

Banksia spinulosa var. cunninghamii 'Lemon Glow'

Origin

Banksia 'Lemon Glow' is a yellow flowered form of Banksia spinulosa var. cunninghamii first selected from a wild population on French Island, Victoria, by Mr A Salkin. The cultivar was first received by the Authority on 5 October 1982. Registration applied for by Mr A Salkin, 38 Pinewood Drive, Mt Waverley 3149.

Characteristics

This cultivar grows from 2-3m tall by 2m wide. It is a dense shrub. The inflorescences are a lemon yellow in colour. Diagnosis: This cultivar is a colour variant of the species. The styles are yellow rather than the more usual black styles. Flowering is from April to May. In all other respects the cultivar is typical of the species.

Cultivation

B. spinulosa var. cunninghamii does vary in flower colour over it's natural range. The specimen of the cultivar was sent to Dr Alex George of the Bureau of Flora and Fauna who stated........"It appears to be a unique colour variant in having yellow styles although I have a record of golden orange styles on a collection from Mt Warning, NSW and deep cream styles on one from the Gibraltar Range, NSW." The applicant indicates that the cultivar returns true from seed but this method is not recommended. Vegetative propagation should be used to preserve the cultivar form. The cultivar is moderately drought and frost hardy.

Publication

Payne, W.H. (1989), Garden Cultivars of Australian Plants. Australian Plants 15(121): 200

Colour Coding

RHS Colour Code 1966style: yellow green group 154 between A and Bstigma:yellow green group 152C

Propagation

Cuttings from semi-firm new growth

Applicant Name

A Salkin

Uses

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

Availability

Specialist native plant nurseries

ANBG Accession Numbers

ACC297/277; ACRA43/462; CBG8401096/ 9003454/8303045.

NSL ID

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