Australian Cultivar Registration Authority

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Description: Grevillea banksii 'Kingaroy Slippers', Taken: 07 January 2019, [HERBARIUM SPECIMEN] ACRA NO: Acc 115 Copyright : Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR) holds copyright
Photographer: Palmer, R.

Grevillea banksii 'Kingaroy Slippers'

File Number

115

ACRA Field Book Number

-

Registration Date

28/05/1978

Application Received

07/04/1977

Family

Proteaceae

Cultivar Name

Grevillea banksii 'Kingaroy Slippers'

Origin

Grevillea 'Kingaroy Slippers' is said to be a mutation of G. banksii. At two and a half years of age the plant was approximately 2m high by about 1.5m wide. Cultivar received by the Authority 7 April1977.

Characteristics

The leaves are the same as G. banksii. The flowers are borne in the normal terminal inflorescences for G. banksii. Individual florets are pink and about 15mm long and the dark pink styles are about 40mm long. It flowers throughout the year with a main flowering period during summer. Diagnosis: The cultivar is different form other known normal forms of G. banksii in that as the anther unfurls, instead of the limb releasing the stigma and the perianth splitting so the anther can be released, the perianth tube breaks away from just below the ovary, and still being attached at the limb and stigma, is carried away form its normal position. Self pollination occurs as fertile seed is produced.

Cultivation

Performs best in an open to semi-shaded situation in well-drained soils. Severe frosts (-3C and below) burns the softer new growth, but mild frosts are tolerated. It responds well to pruning, helping to keep a more compact shape.

Publication

Australian Cultivar Registration Authority (1982), Australian Plant Cultivars. Australian Plants 11(90): 267

Colour Coding

RHS Colour Chart, 1966 edition.perianth tube: red-purple 63C.perianth limb: near yellow-orange 16B.style: red-purple 63A.

Propagation

Cuttings from semi-firm new growth

Applicant Name

Kingaroy Shire Council, Queensland.

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

ACC115, CBG8006365

NSL ID

-