Banksia 'Limelight'
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Banksia 'Limelight', also known by its extended cultivar name Banksia ericifolia 'Limelight', is a registered cultivar
of Banksia ericifolia
(Heath-leaved Banksia). It has bright lime-green foliage, otherwise appearing typical of B. ericifolia. It grows at about half the rate of B. ericifolia, and can only be propagated vegetatively.
It arose as a sport
from a mature plant found growing near an expressway at Kariong, New South Wales
in 1986. Cuttings were propagated, and a cultivar registered by Phil Packham in December 1987. Propagating rights are with Princeton Nursery, Mount White
. Due to little consumer interest, the two existing plants have not been propagated from for some years.
Cultivar
A cultivar'Cultivar has two meanings as explained under Formal definition. When used in reference to a taxon, the word does not apply to an individual plant but to all those plants sharing the unique characteristics that define the cultivar. is a plant or group of plants selected for desirable...
of Banksia ericifolia
Banksia ericifolia
Banksia ericifolia, the Heath-leaved Banksia , is a species of woody shrub of the Proteaceae family native to Australia. It grows in two separate regions of Central and Northern New South Wales east of the Great Dividing Range...
(Heath-leaved Banksia). It has bright lime-green foliage, otherwise appearing typical of B. ericifolia. It grows at about half the rate of B. ericifolia, and can only be propagated vegetatively.
It arose as a sport
Mutant
In biology and especially genetics, a mutant is an individual, organism, or new genetic character, arising or resulting from an instance of mutation, which is a base-pair sequence change within the DNA of a gene or chromosome of an organism resulting in the creation of a new character or trait not...
from a mature plant found growing near an expressway at Kariong, New South Wales
Kariong, New South Wales
Kariong is a locality of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located to the west of Gosford along the Central Coast Highway. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area.Kariong in the local Original language means meeting place...
in 1986. Cuttings were propagated, and a cultivar registered by Phil Packham in December 1987. Propagating rights are with Princeton Nursery, Mount White
Mount White, New South Wales
Mount White is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located north of Sydney. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area.It is home to a minor interchange on the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway.-External links:...
. Due to little consumer interest, the two existing plants have not been propagated from for some years.