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Banksia 'Waite Orange'
''Banksia'' 'Waite Orange' is a Plant variety (law), variety (in the plant breeders' rights sense) of ''Banksia''. A Hybrid (biology), hybrid between ''Banksia hookeriana, B. hookeriana'' (Hooker's Banksia) and ''Banksia prionotes, B. prionotes'' (Acorn Banksia), it is generally intermediate in Morphology (biology), morphology between those two species. It was bred in 1988 from an open pollination seedling of ''B. hookeriana'', during a breeding program conducted by Margaret Sedgley, Dr Margaret Sedgley of the Department of Horticulture, Viticulture and Oenology, University of Adelaide#Waite, Waite Agricultural Research Institute of the University of Adelaide in Adelaide, South Australia. Three years later it was registered as a variety by Luminis Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the university; the registration was granted on 6 April 1992. It is claimed to be distinguishable as having "the following combination of characters: a perennial bushy scrub; inflo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banksia Hookeriana
''Banksia hookeriana'', commonly known as Hooker's banksia, is a species of shrub of the genus ''Banksia'' in the family Proteaceae. It is native to the southwest botanical province, southwest of Western Australia and can reach up to high and wide. This species has long narrow serrated leaves and large, bright flower spikes, initially white before opening to a bright orange that appear over the cooler months. The flowers are pollinated by honeyeaters. The ageing flower spikes develop woody seed pods known as follicles. ''B. hookeriana'' is Serotiny, serotinous — large numbers of seeds are stored in the plant canopy for years until the plants are burnt by bushfire. Description ''Banksia hookeriana'' grows as a bushy shrub to around in diameter, and high. pp. 118–19. It has smooth bark. New growth appears in spring and summer. Anywhere up to several hairy -long branchlets arise from just below nodes on larger branches. The leaves themselves are scattered along the branchle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
