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Description: Philotheca verrucosa 'Kangaroo Gully Crimson', Taken: 21 January 2019, [HERBARIUM SPECIMEN] ACRA NO: Acc 600 Copyright : Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR) holds copyright
Photographer: Palmer, R.

Philotheca verrucosa 'Kangaroo Gully Crimson'

File Number

600

ACRA Field Book Number

564

Registration Date

24/11/2003

Application Received

01/09/1996

Family

Rutaceae

Cultivar Name

Philotheca verrucosa 'Kangaroo Gully Crimson'

Origin

Philotheca 'Kangaroo Gully Crimson' was first described as a colour variant of Philotheca verrucosa in 'Wildflowers of Bendigo' by the Bendigo Field Naturalists Club Inc. in 1988. It was collected in 1993 and brought into cultivation. It was submitted for registration by Kerrie Norris of Golden Square, Victoria in September 1996. The name derives from the geographical region where it was located and the red/purple colour of its buds and flowers.

Characteristics

This selection is a low shrub (40-90cm high by 25-60cm wide). Young plants are compact with dense foliage, becoming more open as the plant ages. The flowers are profuse and ca. 1.5cm diameter. Flowering is in August/September. Diagnosis: P. verrucosa'Kangaroo Gully Crimson' is distinguished from P. verrucosa by its much stronger flower colour.

Cultivation

The cultivar has grown successfully at M.Sprague's 'Goldfields Revegetation Nursery' since 1993. It grows naturally in poor ridgetop clay soils in a Box/Ironbark forest association. It is believed to be extremely hardy, having survived sustained drought and severe frost. In its natural habitat plant size is very variable due to heavy grazing by macropods, but it responds well in cultivation with strong growth.

Publication

'Wildflowers of Bendigo' By Bendigo Field NaturalistsClub Inc., 1988; Payne, W.H. (2001), Wildflower Cultivars. Australian Plants 21(166): 71

Colour Coding

RHS Colour Chart 1966.- Petals upper surface: Red-Purple Group 58D/66D- Lower surface: Red/Purple 60A/B (tips)- Buds: Red-Purple Group 60/AB- Leaves: Green Group 137B

Propagation

Cuttings from semi-firm new growth

Applicant Name

Kerrie Norris

Uses

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

Availability

Specialist native plant nurseries

ANBG Accession Numbers

ACC600, ACRA564, CBG9615389

NSL ID

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