List of Callistemon cultivars explained

This is a list of cultivars of the plant genus Callistemon.

Cultivar Image RegistrationParentage and notesReference
(Austraflora cultivars)listed by second name, e.g. 'Austraflora Firebrand' > 'Firebrand'
'Bob Bailey' ACRA, 1985Seedling of Callistemon viminalis
'Burgundy' ACRA, 1967Seedling of Callistemon 'Reeves Pink'
'Candle Glow' ACRA, 1985Seedling of Callistemon pallidus, also known as 'Austraflora Candle Glow'
'Cane's Hybrid'
'Captain Cook'
'Cinderella' ACRA, 1981Garden origin, 1966
'Country Sprite' ACRA, 1990Seedling of 'Glasshouse Country'
'Dawson River Weeper' ACRA, 1984Form of Callistemon viminalis from Dawson River area, Queensland
'Demesne Rowena' ACRA, 1982Cross of two Callistemon citrinus cultivars 'Splendens' and 'White Anzac' in 1979
'Endeavour'see 'Splendens'
'Eureka'
'Firebrand' ACRA, 1979Originally registered as 'Austraflora Firebrand', seedling of unknown origin first planted in 1973
'Glasshouse Country' ACRA, 1985Cross between Callistemon sp. (Tinaroo) and Callistemon salignus
'Glasshouse Gem' ACRA, 1985Cross between Callistemon sp. (Tinaroo) and Callistemon salignus, originated mid 1960s
'Hannah Ray'
'Hannah's Child' ACRA, 1992Cross between 'Hannah Ray' and 'Kings Park Special' selected in 1987
'Harkness' ACRA, 1974Also known as 'Gawler' or 'Gawler Hybrid'. Seedling of Callistemon citrinus obtained in 1937
'Jeffersii'
'Kempsey' ACRA, 1987Seedling of 'Maffra Pastel Pink'
'Kings Park Special' ACRA, 1980Seedling of unknown origin raised in Kings Park, Perth
'Lilacinus'
'Little John'[1]
'Mary MacKillop''Hannah Ray' x 'Splendens'. Released by Austraflora in 2001.[2]
'Matthew Flinders'PBR, 2005
'Mauve Mist' ACRA, 1967Seedling of 'Reeves Pink'
'Moonbeam'see 'White Anzac'
'Ngungun Red' ACRA, 1988Also known as 'Ngun Ngun', seedling of Callistemon recurvus x Callistemon salignus first planted in 1981
'Packers Selection' ACRA, 1980Seedling from Callistemon subulatus
'Perth Pink' ACRA, 1993Seedling selection of Callistemon salignus c. 1960
'Pink Sensation' ACRA, 1991Seedling of 'Glasshouse Gem'
'Prolific' ACRA, ?Form of Callistemon viminalis from Dalby, Queensland
'Red Reika' ACRA, 1984Seedling selection from 'Harkness'
'Reeves Pink' ACRA, 1967Seedling of unknown parentage from Cheltenham, Victoria; shares characteristics with Callistemon citrinus
'Rose Opal' ACRA, 1980Selected form of Callistemon viminalis from Wappa Falls on the Maroochy River, Queensland (1956)
'Sallyann' ACRA, 1983Selected pink-flowered form of Callistemon paludosus
'Smoked Salmon' ACRA, ?Selected pink-flowering form of Callistemon pachyphyllus from Runaway Bay, Queensland, first cultivated in 1976
ACRA, 1989A form of Callistemon citrinus of unknown origin, promoted in 1970 under the name 'Endeavour' by the Australian nursery industry
'Tin-Sal Glow' ACRA, 1989Thought to be a hybrid of 'Glasshouse Country' and Callistemon recurvus (Tinaroo).
'Western Glory' ACRA, 1980Seedling of Callistemon citrinus selected in Wanneroo, Western Australia
'White Anzac' ACRA, 1981White-flowering form selected from a naturally occurring population in New South Wales. The cultivar 'Moonbeam' registered in 1964 is regarded as a synonym
'Wilderness White' ACRA, 1985White-flowering naturally occurring form from Copper Load Falls Dam, north Queensland.
'Wollumbin' ACRA, 1978Salmon-flowering form of Callistemon viminalis raised in Wollumbin, New South Wales
'Woolomin Sparkler' ACRA, 1991Hybrid of a pink-flowering form of Callistemon salignus and 'Harkness' or Callistemon citrinus selected in 1987

See also

General references

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tibouchina fact sheet . Burke's Backyard. CTC Productions. 2010-03-09.
  2. Web site: Callistemon Mary MacKillop. Gardening Australia factsheet. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2010-02-20.