Australian Cultivar Registration Authority

Description: Ceratopetalum gummiferum 'Magenta Star', Taken: 10 December 2018, [HERBARIUM SPECIMEN] ACRA NO: Acc 449 Copyright : Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR) holds copyright
Photographer: Palmer, R.

Description: Ceratopetalum gummiferum 'Magenta Star', Taken: May 1990, Also 6x7 repro
Photographer: Brown, R.

Ceratopetalum gummiferum 'Magenta Star'

File Number

449

ACRA Field Book Number

440

Registration Date

19/10/1989

Application Received

01/07/1985

Family

Cunoniaceae

Cultivar Name

Ceratopetalum gummiferum 'Magenta Star'

Origin

Ceratopetalum 'Magenta Star' arose as a seedling of Ceratopetalum gummiferum in Brown's Wholesale Nursery, Wollongong. The name refers to the colouration of the leaves. The cultivar was first received by the Authority in July 1985. Registration applied for by Mr R Brown, Bulli, New South Wales.

Characteristics

This cultivar is a shrub to 3.5m tall by 3m wide. The new growth is a dark magenta-purple which gradually fades as the leaves age. The undersides of the leaves are a darker colour than the upper surfaces, and the leaf margins hold the colouration even when the leaf ages. The midveins of the leaves are a prominent red when the leaves are young and these change to a prominent greenish-yellow as the leaves age. Diagnosis: The purplish appearance of the new growth is the most distinctive feature of this cultivar; in usual forms it is green.

Cultivation

Conditions required in cultivation are the same as for the taxon.

Publication

Elliot, W.R. & Jones, D.L. (1995), Supplement No. 2 to Encyclopaedia of Australian plants suitable for cultivation: C-114

Colour Coding

RHS Colour Chart 1966 Underleaf: greyed-purple group 183D

Propagation

Cuttings from semi-firm new growth

Applicant Name

R Brown

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

ACC449/363, ACRA440, CBG8912556/8501812

NSL ID

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