Australian Cultivar Registration Authority

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Description: Melia azedarach 'Lady Gwenda', Taken: 12 December 2018, [HERBARIUM SPECIMEN] ACRA NO: Acc 544 Copyright : Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR) holds copyright
Photographer: Palmer, R.

Melia azedarach 'Lady Gwenda'

File Number

544

ACRA Field Book Number

402

Registration Date

11/10/1993

Application Received

01/02/1993

Family

Meliaceae

Cultivar Name

Melia azedarach 'Lady Gwenda'

Origin

Melia 'Lady Gwenda' arose in cultivation in Western Sydney. It is an form of Melia azedarach. It is named after the wife of the applicant. Registration applied for by Mark Hartley of Shanes Park, NSW. The cultivar was first received in February 1993.

Characteristics

This cultivar differs in its variegated foliage. All other features of the cultivar are as for M. azedarach. Diagnosis: The main feature of this cultivar is the variegation on most leaves and the yellow striation on the fruits. The variegation is irregular, with some leaflets almost totally yellow while others are the usual green.

Cultivation

The cultivar is hardy to frost, primarily because of its deciduous nature. In areas of severe frost, newer growth on branchlets is killed, thus inducing lower laterals to shoot. This makes the form of the tree lower and more spreading when grown in colder climates. It is moderately hardy to drought. It is a useful species for providing summer shade, with the added advantage of being deciduous in winter. The fruits are attractive to birds. The cultivar must be propagated by vegetative means to preserve the cultivar form.

Publication

Payne, W.H. (1994), Wildflowers as Garden Cultivars. Australian Plants 18(141): 27

Colour Coding

RHS Colour Chart 1966fully variegated leaflets: Yellow Group 8Cmerging colours: Yellow Green Group 146B"normal" green leaflets: Yellow Green 147A

Propagation

Cuttings

Applicant Name

Mark Hartley

Uses

-

Availability

-

ANBG Accession Numbers

ACC544/761; ACRA402; CBG9302681.

NSL ID

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