Notice

Colin Mills, compiler of the Hortus Camdenensis, died in late November 2012 after a short illness. As he always considered the Hortus his legacy, it is his family's intention to keep the site running in perpetuity. It will not, however, be updated in the near future.

Australian Natives

All of these plants will also appear in one of the Camden Park catalogue categories.

Bulbophyllum elisae (F.Muell.) Benth.

Mat-forming epiphyte with ovoid pseudobulbs, to 2cm in diameter, deeply furrowed with warty ridges, thin, leathery leaves, to 10cm long, and greenish flowers with reddish stripes and dark red to purple labellum.  [Jones, FNSW].

Bulbophyllum minutissimum F.Muell.

Frost-tender epiphytic orchid with creeping stems, orbicular pseudobulbs, 1-2mm in diameter, and scattered red flowers in spring.  [Jones, FNSW, Beadle].

Caladenia arenaria Fitzg.

Spider orchid, grows in well drained sandy areas, the leaves to 15cm and flower spikes to 30cm, the flowers large, cream, whitish or pale yellow, sometimes with red markings.  [Jones, FNSW].

Caladenia cucullata Fitzg.

Terrestrial orchid with a small globular tuber and single, lance-shaped leaf, and lemon-scented brown or purple flowers, white inside, in spring.  To 35cm.  [Jones, FNSW, Beadle].

Caladenia dimorpha Fitzg.

Terrestrial orchid with a small globular tuber and single, lance-shaped leaf, and large white flowers with pink or green markings, the labellum sometimes spotted with red, in spring.  To 30cm.  [Jones, FNSW, Beadle].

Caladenia filamentosa R.Br.

Terrestrial orchid with a small globular tuber and single, lance-shaped leaf, and a small terminal raceme of large crimson flowers in spring.  To 20cm.  [Jones, FNSW, Beadle].

Caladenia testacea R.Br.

Terrestrial orchid with a small globular tuber and single, lance-shaped leaf, and a small terminal raceme bearing up to 6 small white to greenish-yellow brown flowers in winter to spring.  To 20cm.  [Jones, FNSW, Beadle].

Calanthe triplicata (Willemet) Ames

Evergreen ground orchid with thick, short pseudobulbs, pleated leaves and upright inflorescence bearing pure white, crucifix-like flowers in summer.  [Jones].

Callistemon salignus (Sm.) Sweet var. viridiflorus (Sims) F.Muell.

Half hardy, erect to spreading shrub or small tree with papery white bark, purplish-pink new growth, willow-like leaves, and greenish flowers in the typical bottlebrush spikes, to 5cm long, in spring and summer.  To 10m.  [RHSE, Hortus, FNSW, Hilliers’].

Callistemon speciosus DC.

An erect, open shrub with lance-shaped leaves, to 15cm long, and dense, bottlebrush spikes of deep red flowers, to 15cm long, from spring to autumn.  To 4m.  [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].

Callitris endlicheri (Parl.) Bail.

Frost-hardy, evergreen, columnar shrub or small tree with spreading branches.  To 25m.  [RHSD, Beadle, FNSW].

Callitris macleayana (Muell.) Muell.

Half-hardy tree with a spreading crown, fibrous, furrowed bark and a mixture of juvenile and adult leaves, even on mature trees, the glaucous juvenile leaves in whorls of 4, the adult leaves smaller and acutely keeled.  To 20m, rarely as tall as 45m.  [RHSD, FNSW].

Callitris oblonga Rich. subsp. oblonga

Frost-hardy, evergreen, symmetrical shrub or small tree with erect branches, a dense crown, keeled leaves, and ovoid, shiny black female cones, to 2cm, single or in small groups.  [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’, FOA].

Callitris rhomboidea R.Br. ex Rich.

Frost-hardy evergreen columnar, shrub or small tree with blue-green, scale-like leaves, and flattened, brownish female cones, to 1.5cm across, single or in small groups.  To 15m.  [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’, FNSW].

Callitris species Swan River

Unidentified, no description.

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