Acacia acinacea 'Ruby Tips'
- File Number
- 432
- ACRA Field Book Number
- 281
- Registration Date
- 08/10/1991
- Application Received
- 01/06/1988
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Cultivar Name
- Acacia acinacea 'Ruby Tips'
- Origin
- Acacia 'Ruby Tips' was selected from the wild in Kingower State Forest by , in 1988. It is a form of Acacia acinacea. The cultivar was first received in June 1988. Registration applied for by Mr D Pocock, Wandin North, Victoria.
- Characteristics
- Note: Originally Acacia 'Red Tips' Acacia 'Ruby Tips' is a small to medium shrub; branches often arching, phyllodes 0.5-2.5cm x 0.5-1cm, oblong or oval, smooth or hairy, dense, each with a distinctly recurved point; flower heads globular, small and golden yellow, profuse; peduncles 1-2 per axil; pods 2-5 x up to 0.3cm, curved or straight, slightly constricted between seeds. Diagnosis: The distinguishing feature of this cultivar is the bright red colour of the new growth.
- Cultivation
- Grows in moist, well drained gravels and soils, but adapts to heavy clays. Likes dappled shade, partial or full sun. Acacia acinacea is a widely planted ornamental species that is also suitable for low windbreaks. Frost tolerant and moderately drought resistant. Some low growing forms sucker, as does this cultivar, to provide a dense ground cover with age.
- Publication
- Payne, W.H. (1994), Cultivars from Wildflowers. Australian Plants 17(140): 372
- Colour Coding
- RHS Colour Chart 1966 Old leaves: Yellow-Green Group 147B Margins of old leaves: Red Group 43A New leaves: Red-Purple Group 59A
- Propagation
- Cuttings
- Applicant Name
- Mr D Pocock of Bindelong Nursery, Victoria
- Uses
- As part of a mass planting or mixed in a shrubbery, or as a spectacular feature plant.
- Availability
- Kuranga Nursery
- ANBG Accession Numbers
- ACC432, ACRA281, CBG8801140
- NSL ID
- -