Australian Cultivar Registration Authority

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Description: Grevillea 'Poorinda Blondie', Taken: 10 January 2019, [HERBARIUM SPECIMEN] ACRA NO: Acc 080 Copyright : Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR) holds copyright
Photographer: Palmer, R.

Grevillea 'Poorinda Blondie'

File Number

80

ACRA Field Book Number

-

Registration Date

28/05/1978

Application Received

22/05/1975

Family

Proteaceae

Cultivar Name

Grevillea 'Poorinda Blondie'

Origin

Grevillea 'Poorinda Blondie' is said to be a seedling resulting from Grevillea hookeriana. Cultivar received by the Authority on 21 October 1975 from Mr L Hodge.

Characteristics

It is a large shrub growing to a height of about 4m by 5m wide. The leaves are long and narrow and very deeply lobed. Each lobe is pungent. The average number of lobes per leaf on the specimen examined is 14. The leaves are about 120mm long and up to 40mm wide across the lobes. Occasionally entire leaves are produced. New foliage exhibits an attractive bronze colour whilst older foliage is dark green on the upper surface and grey on the underside with a dense covering of silky hairs. The flowers are of the "toothbrush" type and are borne terminally on short branchlets. The perianth is about 8mm long and is covered with dense hairs. The prominent yellow styles are about 20mm long. Diagnosis: This cultivar is different from its stated parent in leaf shape and colour of styles. Grevillea 'Poorinda Blondie' has wider, about 4mm and shorter, about 10mm, lobes than Grevillea hookeriana, which had on the specimen examined, lobes 2mm wide and up to 40mm long. This cultivar has yellow styles compared with red for Grevillea hookeriana. Grevillea 'Poorinda Blondie' is different from Grevillea 'Poorinda Beulah' in number of lobes per leaf and colour of styles. This cultivar has an average of 14 lobes per leaf compared with a average of 3 for Grevillea 'Poorinda Beulah' and has yellow styles compared with pink for Grevillea 'Poorinda Beulah'. The perianth colour is the same.

Cultivation

Suitable for most soil types. Best in a sunny site but will tolerate some shade. Frost resistant to -6C. Responds well to pruning.

Publication

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 280 (plate), 303

Colour Coding

RHS Colour Chart, 1966 edition.Flowers: Inner perianth tube: greyed-purple 187D.Outer perianth tube: near greyed-purple 186C.Style:near yellow-orange 21C

Propagation

Cuttings from semi-firm new growth

Applicant Name

Mr L Hodge.

Uses

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

Availability

Windyridge Nursery

ANBG Accession Numbers

ACC080; CBG068665.

NSL ID

-