Australian Cultivar Registration Authority

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Description: Grevillea hookeriana 'Poorinda Miriam', Taken: 10 January 2019, [HERBARIUM SPECIMEN] ACRA NO: Acc 105 Copyright : Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR) holds copyright
Photographer: Palmer, R.

Grevillea 'Poorinda Miriam'

File Number

105

ACRA Field Book Number

-

Registration Date

21/03/1980

Application Received

21/10/1975

Family

Proteaceae

Cultivar Name

Grevillea 'Poorinda Miriam'

Origin

Grevillea 'Poorinda Miriam' is a seedling from <G. 'Poorinda Blondie'. Cultivar received by the Authority on the 21st October 1975. Applicant is Mr. Leo Hodge of 'Poorinda', Mt Lookout Road, Bairnsdale, Victoria.

Characteristics

This cultivar is a tall, dense spreading shrub that grows + 3m high by +4m across. The leaves are deeply lobed and are + 115mm long by 25mm wide at the widest point. The individual lobes are pungent and 2-3mm wid. The upper surface of the leaves are light green while the underside is covered with dense silky hairs . The leaf edges are rolled under. The flowers are of the 'toothbrush'type and are borne in the leaf axils. The perianth is red and 5mm long whilst the prominent light pink styles are 25mm long with a yellow green stigma. The receptacle is slightly villous, and the peduncle is covered with light brown hairs. Diagnosis: This cultivar differs fron G. 'Poorinda Blondie' in that its leaves are more deeply divided and are only half as wide, and the flowers are a much deeper red in colour.

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

Australian Cultivar Registration Authority (1980), Australian Plant Cultivars. Australian Plants 11(85): 35

Colour Coding

R.H.S. Colour Chart 1966.Style: orange-red group 34D.Style tip: yellow green group 153A.Perianth: yellow group 4D.

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

Unknown

ANBG Accession Numbers

ACC105, CBG068675/8006486/8006487

NSL ID

-