Australian Cultivar Registration Authority

Description: Agonis flexuosa 'Belbra Gold', Taken: 13 December 2018, [HERBARIUM SPECIMEN] ACRA NO: Acc 257 Copyright : Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR) holds copyright
Photographer: Palmer, R.

Description: Agonis flexuosa 'Belbra Gold', Taken: Unknown, Also 35 mm repro
Photographer: Unknown

Agonis flexuosa 'Belbra Gold'

File Number

257

ACRA Field Book Number

-

Registration Date

16/11/1982

Application Received

26/01/1982

Family

Myrtaceae

Cultivar Name

Agonis flexuosa 'Belbra Gold'

Origin

Agonis 'Belbra Gold' is a selection of Agonis flexuosa made by Mr Wally Stanton of Belbra Nursery, Halls Gap in the Grampians of Victoria in 1973-74. Cultivar first received by the Authority on 26 January 1982. The applicant is Wildflower Nursery Wanneroo, Wanneroo Road, Wanneroo, 6065.

Characteristics

This cultivar is a leaf colour form of Agonis flexuosa (Spreng) Schau. It is a dense shrub that grows to ca. 5m tall by 5m wide. As the leaves first appear they have a reddish tinge but this quickly changes to a pale yellow forming a golden crown on the plant. As the leaves mature there is once again a colour change, as they revert to green or a pale yellow mottled with green. Shortly after this last change the mature leaves are dropped from the plant. When viewed from a short distance the plant is a distinct golden colour. The colour of the foliage can be affected by the amount of light intensity. The golden colour is more pronounced during summer months in full light. The other features of the cultivar correspond with those of Agonis flexuosa. Diagnosis: A. 'Belbra Gold' is readily distinguished from the usual A. flexuosa by its foliage colour and its ultimate height, the cultivar only growing to 5m. It can be distinguished easily from A. flexuosa 'Variegata' as the variegation is different. A. flexuosa 'Variegata' has leaves with yellow margins and a green centre as compared to all yellow or yellow mottled green of A. 'Belbra Gold'. Comparators: Agonis flexuosa 'Variegata' (ACRA Number 4) held at the Herbarium, National Botanic Gardens, Canberra.

Cultivation

This cultivar has only fair drought hardiness and its frost resistance is unknown, though it would probably be similar to that of the species.

Publication

Elliot, W.R. & Jones, D.L. (1982), Encyclopaedia of Australian plants suitable for cultivation 2: 164

Colour Coding

RHS Colour chart 1966.leaves: green yellow group 1C to yellow-green 154D.

Propagation

Cuttings from semi-firm new growth

Applicant Name

Wanneroo WildflowerNursery.

Uses

As part of the shrubbery, screen planting or as a showy feature plant

Availability

Unknown

ANBG Accession Numbers

ACC257, CBG8200318/8201064; G. Butler 1112

NSL ID

-