ICRA Cultivars

Cultivars registered through the RNZIH and the International Cultivar Registration Authority (ICRA)

The RNZIH is the International Cultivar Registration Authority (ICRA) for several New Zealand native genera.

The RNZIH is the International Cultivar Registration Authority (ICRA) for several New Zealand native genera – Coprosma, Leptospermum, Phormium, Pittosporum, and the hebes (NZ native shrubby Veronica – Veronica L. sect. Hebe (Comm. ex Juss) Benth. – including plants formerly in the genera Hebe, Chionohebe, Heliohebe, Leonohebe, and Parahebe).

Although there are numerous native plant cultivars, relatively few are documented through commercial Plant Variety Rights (PVR). International Cultivar Registration is a different scheme and an effective tool for documenting those that do not go through the PVR process.

Cultivar registration through the RNZIH is free and allows cultivars’ names, origins, parentage and descriptions to be recorded, as an important part of our horticultural heritage. Registration helps prevent name repetition, confusion over correct identities, and documents a history of introductions. This work is important for promoting a wider diversity of cultivars to be planted, native plant and cultivar conservation, and for plant breeding.

The late Lawrie Metcalf held the position of Registrar since the RNZIH was first accepted as an authority in 1958. As part of his position, Lawrie prepared the major International Register of Hebe Cultivars published by the RNZIH in 2001. After 55 years, Lawrie stepped down and the RNZIH sincerely thank him for his extraordinary years of service as our Registrar.

Since 2013, Murray Dawson has been the current Registrar. Murray was chosen by Lawrie as his successor as he is a botanist who has published authoritative articles on cultivar origins (e.g., Agapanthus, Leptospermum and Metrosideros) and is leading the New Zealand Plant Collection Register project.

Due to a lack of new registrations for more than a decade, from 2022 the RNZIH, Hebe Society, and Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) have been working together to encourage new registrations of NZ cultivars under this scheme.

The new cultivar registration process is through online submission.


Summary of the full cultivar register

Reg
No.
 Name
 Notes
 Date
 Applicant
 Accepted/
Rejected
1 Leptospermum laevigatum ‘Raelene’ = Leptospermum laevigatum ‘Flamingo’ by prior publication 9 May 1980 R.W. & L.A. Trimble, Facey’s Nursery, Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia Rejected
2 Leptospermum rotundifolium ‘Julie Ann’ Registered as Leptospermum scoparium var. rotundifolium ‘Julie Ann’ 9 May 1980 E. Demuth, Albion Park Rail, NSW, Australia Accepted
3 Veronica ‘Amanda Cook’ Registered as Hebe ‘Amanda Cook’ 13 Sept 1982 Brian J. Cook, Warwickshire, UK Accepted
4 Veronica ‘Nicola’s Blush’ Registered as Hebe ‘Nicola’s Blush’ 16 Aug 1982 Graham Hutchins, County Park Nursery, Hornchurch, Essex, UK Accepted
5 Veronica ‘Oratia Beauty’ Registered as Hebe ‘Oratia Beauty’ 9 Dec 1982 H.B. Redgrove, Oratia, Auckland, NZ Accepted
6 Veronica ‘Lavender Lace’ Registered as Hebe ‘Lavender Lace’ 31 Jan 1983 R.A. Edwards, Christchurch, NZ Accepted
7 Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Margaret Turnbull’ Registered as Pittosporum ‘Margaret Turnbull’ 9 Feb 1983 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Whenuapai, Auckland, NZ Accepted
8 Veronica diosmifolia ‘Garden Beauty’ Registered as Hebe ‘Garden Beauty’ 10 Nov 1983 B.L. Buchanan, Auckland Botanic Gardens, Manurewa, Auckland, NZ Accepted
9 Veronica ‘Pollard Park’ Registered as Hebe ‘Pollard Park’ 8 Dec 1983 D.J. Robinson, Blenheim, NZ Accepted
10 Phormium tenax ‘Co-ordination’ Registered as Phormium ‘Co-ordination’ 9 Dec 1983 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Whenuapai, Auckland, NZ Accepted
11 Veronica ‘Snowdrift’ Registered as Hebe ‘Snowdrift’ 12 Dec 1983 B.L. Buchanan, Auckland Regional Botanic Garden, Manurewa, Auckland, NZ Accepted
12 Veronica ‘Mrs Kathleen Howlett’ Registered as Hebe ‘Mrs Kathleen Howlett’ 2 Nov 1984 David M. Howlett, “Riverbank”, Winchester, Hants, UK Accepted
13 Veronica ‘Sheila Digweed’ Registered as Hebe ‘Sheila Digweed’ 2 Nov 1984 David M. Howlett, “Riverbank”, Winchester, Hants, UK Accepted
14 Veronica ‘Mrs Paula Howlett’ Registered as Hebe ‘Mrs Paula Howlett’ 2 Nov 1984 David M. Howlett, “Riverbank”, Winchester, Hants, UK Accepted
15 Veronica ‘Jacqueline Pearce’ Registered as Hebe ‘Jacqueline Pearce’ 2 Nov 1984 David M. Howlett, “Riverbank”, Winchester, Hants, UK Accepted
16 Veronica ‘Charles Howlett’ Registered as Hebe ‘Charles Howlett’ 2 Nov 1984 David M. Howlett, “Riverbank”, Winchester, Hants, UK Accepted
17 Leptospermum scoparium ‘Wiri Lesley’
14 Feb 1988 J.G. Hobbs, Auckland Regional Botanic Garden, Manurewa, Auckland, NZ Accepted
18 Leptospermum scoparium ‘Wiri Joan’
14 Feb 1988 J.G. Hobbs, Auckland Regional Botanic Garden, Manurewa, Auckland, NZ Accepted
19 Leptospermum scoparium ‘Wiri Amy’
14 Feb 1988 J.G. Hobbs, Auckland Regional Botanic Garden, Manurewa, Auckland, NZ Accepted
20 Leptospermum scoparium var. incanum ‘Julianne’
14 Feb 1988 J.G. Hobbs, Auckland Regional Botanic Garden, Manurewa, Auckland, NZ Accepted
21 Leptospermum scoparium var. incanum ‘Aupouri’
14 Feb 1988 J.G. Hobbs, Auckland Regional Botanic Garden, Manurewa, Auckland, NZ Accepted
22 Leptospermum scoparium var. incanum ‘Sherryl Lee’
14 Feb 1988 J.G. Hobbs, Auckland Regional Botanic Garden, Manurewa, Auckland, NZ Accepted
23 Leptospermum scoparium ‘Karekare’
14 Feb 1988 J.G. Hobbs, Auckland Regional Botanic Garden, Manurewa, Auckland, NZ Accepted
24 Leptospermum scoparium ‘Wiri Clare’
14 Feb 1988 J.G. Hobbs, Auckland Regional Botanic Garden, Manurewa, Auckland, NZ Accepted
25 Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Kilkeran Silver’
6 April 1988 George Arthur Casey-Foster, Kilkeran, Castlefreke, Co Cork, Ireland Accepted
26 Pittosporum ‘John Flanagan’ Identical with Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Margaret Turnbull’ 6 April 1988 Dr N. Murray, Rockfield House, Dublin, Ireland Rejected
27 Veronica ‘Wiri Jewel’ Registered as Hebe ‘Wiri Jewel’ 22 March 1988 J.G. Hobbs, Auckland Regional Botanic Garden, Manurewa, Auckland, NZ Accepted
28 Veronica ‘Wiri Spears’ Registered as Hebe ‘Wiri Spears’ 22 March 1988 J.G. Hobbs, Auckland Regional Botanic Garden, Manurewa, Auckland, NZ Accepted
29 Veronica ‘Wiri Splash’ Registered as Hebe ‘Wiri Splash’ 22 March 1988 J.G. Hobbs, Auckland Regional Botanic Garden, Manurewa, Auckland, NZ Accepted
30 Veronica ‘Wiri Joy’ Registered as Hebe ‘Wiri Joy’ 22 March 1988 J.G. Hobbs, Auckland Regional Botanic Garden, Manurewa, Auckland, NZ Accepted
31 Veronica ‘Wiri Grace’ Registered as Hebe ‘Wiri Grace’ 22 March 1988 J.G. Hobbs, Auckland Regional Botanic Garden, Manurewa, Auckland, NZ Accepted
32 Coprosma ‘Lawrie Metcalf’
26 June 1988 Eugénie Ombler, Cromwell, NZ Accepted
33 Coprosma ‘Di Lucas’
26 June 1988 Eugénie Ombler, Cromwell, NZ Accepted
34
    		Aristotelia × fruserrata ‘Hugh Wilson’
26 June 1988 Eugénie Ombler, Cromwell, NZ Accepted
35 Hebe ‘Graeme Patterson’ Rejected because of prior publication and not in accord with the wishes of the raiser. Refer to No. 69 29 Sept 1988 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Rejected
36 Hebe ‘Hobby Special’
14 July 1989 Danish Growers’ Club, Otterup, Denmark Accepted?
37 Hebe ‘Early Blue’
14 July 1989 Danish Growers’ Club, Otterup, Denmark Rejected?
38 Hebe ‘White Summer’
14 July 1989 Danish Growers’ Club, Otterup, Denmark Rejected
39 Hebe ‘Heidi’
14 July 1989 Danish Growers’ Club, Otterup, Denmark ?
40 Hebe ‘Ritt’
14 July 1989 Danish Growers’ Club, Otterup, Denmark Rejected
41 Hebe ‘Paula’
14 July 1989 Danish Growers’ Club, Otterup, Denmark Rejected?
42 Hebe ‘Marlene’
14 July 1989 Danish Growers’ Club, Otterup, Denmark ?
43 Hebe ‘Louise’
14 July 1989 Danish Growers’ Club, Otterup, Denmark ?
44 Hebe pinguifolia ‘Graeme Paterson’ = Veronica ‘Inverey’. Refer to No. 35 and 69 25 Sept 1990 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Rejected
45 Veronica ‘Jennifer Turnbull’ Registered as Hebe ‘Jennifer Turnbull’ 25 Sept 1990 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Accepted
46 Brachyglottis ‘Otaki’
25 Sept 1990 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Rejected
47 Helichrysum ‘Graeme Patterson’
13 March 1990 P.B. Heenan, Botany Division, DSIR, Christchurch, NZ Accepted
48 Veronica ‘Bracken Hill’ Registered as Hebe ‘Bracken Hill’ 19 April 1990 University of Bristol Botanic Garden, Bristol, England Accepted
49 Veronica ‘Wiri Image’ Registered as Hebe ‘Wiri Image’ 2 July 1990 J.G. Hobbs, Auckland Regional Botanic Garden, Manurewa, Auckland, NZ Accepted
50 Pittosporum tobira ‘Variegated Hines Hardy’ TM Variegated Winter Pride 4 July 1990 Hines Nurseries, Fulshear, Texas, USA Accepted
51 Pittosporum tobira ‘Hines Hardy’ TM Winter Pride 4 July 1990 Hines Nurseries, Fulshear, Texas, USA Accepted
52 Leptospermum scoparium ‘Alfred Coates’
16 July 1990 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England Accepted
53 Veronica ‘Jack’s Surprise’ Registered as Hebe ‘Jack’s Surprise’ 12 Sept 1990 K.W. Harker, “Kennel End”, Buckinghamshire, England Accepted
54 Veronica ‘Peter Hewitt’ Registered as Hebe ‘Peter Hewitt’ 12 Sept 1990 Mrs J. Hewitt, Haggarth, Kidderminster, England Accepted
55 Veronica ‘Rosie’ Registered as Hebe ‘Rosie’ 12 Sept 1990 H.J. Tooby, Acorns, Chapel Lane, Bransford, Worcestershire, England Accepted
56 Olearia traversii ‘TweedleDee’
27 Sept 1990 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Accepted
57 Olearia traversii ‘TweedleDum’
27 Sept 1990 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Accepted
58 Phormium ‘Yellow Breaker’
27 Sept 1990 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Accepted
59 Coprosma robusta ‘Talisman’
27 Sept 1990 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Accepted
60 Hebe pinguifolia ‘Graeme’s Inverey’ = Veronica ‘Inverey’. Refer to No. 35 and 69 27 Sept 1990 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Rejected
61 Veronica ‘Geoff Turnbull’ Registered as Hebe ‘Geoff Turnbull’ 27 Sept 1990 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Accepted
62 Hebe ‘Malvern Hills’ Named changed, at request of applicant, to Hebe ‘Mohawk’. See No. 73 20 Nov 1991 H.J. Tooby, Acorns, Chapel Lane, Bransford, Worcestershire, England Rejected
63 Brachyglottis ‘Leith Gold’ Originally submitted as Brachyglottis ‘Leith’, but suggested to and agreed by introducer to add the word “Gold” 6 Nov 1991 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Accepted
64 Veronica ‘Pink Goddess’ Originally submitted as Hebe ‘Koromiko Pink Goddess’, but agreed with introducer to delete the word “Koromiko” 13 Jan 1992 W.J. Richards, Palmerston North, NZ Accepted
65 Veronica hulkeana ‘Sea Spray’ Registered as Hebe hulkeana ‘Sea Spray’ 5 May 1992 D.W. Rooney, Hororata, NZ Accepted
66 Veronica subfulvida ‘Bubble Gum’ Registered as Hebe divaricata ‘Bubble Gum’ 5 May 1992 D.W. Rooney, Hororata, NZ Accepted
67
    		Veronica odora ‘Greenstone’ Registered as Hebe odora ‘Greenstone’ 5 May 1992 D.W. Rooney, Hororata, NZ Accepted
68 Podocarpus nivalis ‘Lettuce Green’
5 May 1992 D.W. Rooney, Hororata, NZ Accepted
69 Veronica ‘Inverey’ Registered as Hebe ‘Inverey’ 13 May 1992 Mr D. & Mrs H. Farquharson, “Inverey”, Fairfield, Dunedin, NZ Accepted
70 Olearia traversii ‘Kukuna’
2 Jan 1993 Mr A.R. Waghorn, Pigeon Bay, Banks Peninsula, NZ Accepted
71 Olearia traversii ‘Sand Storm’
2 Jan 1993 Mr A.R. Waghorn, Pigeon Bay, Banks Peninsula, NZ Accepted
72 Leptospermum spectabile ‘Karo Christmas Star’
2 Jan 1993 Dr Warwick Harris, Landcare Research, Lincoln, NZ Accepted
73 Veronica ‘Mohawk’ Registered as Hebe ‘Mohawk’ 21 Jan 1993 H.J. Tooby, Acorns, Chapel Lane, Bransford, Worcestershire, England Accepted
74 Veronica ‘Mauve Fingers’ Registered as Hebe ‘Mauve Fingers’ 3 Aug 1993 R.H. Mole, Otari Native Botanic Garden, Wellington, NZ Accepted
75 Veronica ‘Nantyderry’ Registered as Hebe ‘Nantyderry’ 11 Oct 1993 Mrs Rose Clay, Nantyderry, Abergavenny, Wales Accepted
76 Clianthus maximus ‘Kaka King’ Registered as Clianthus puniceus var. maximus ‘Kaka King’ 20 Jan 1994 M.A. & E.J. Dean, Oropi Road, Tauranga, NZ Accepted
77 Pittosporum ‘Chantilly’
20 Jan 1994 M.A. & E.J. Dean, Oropi Road, Tauranga, NZ Accepted
78 Geranium ‘Pink Spice’
20 Jan 1994 M.A. & E.J. Dean, Oropi Road, Tauranga, NZ Accepted
79 Veronica ‘Matiu Pink’ Registered as Hebe ‘Matiu Pink’ 26 Feb 1994 Betty Moore, “Westwood”, Waitati, NZ ?
80 Veronica ‘Penwith Beauty’ Registered as Hebe ‘Penwith Beauty’ 31 March 1994 Marshall Hutchens, Hayle, Cornwall, England Accepted
81 Lophomyrtus bullata ‘Kaikoura Dawn’
22 March 1994 P.S. Hockey, Athelney Road, Kaikoura, NZ ?
82 Veronica ‘Ringawhati’ Registered as Hebe ‘Ringawhati’ 15 Oct 1994 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Accepted
83 Veronica ‘Estelle’ Registered as Hebe ‘Estelle’ 13 Jan 1995 Darren Paul Whitehead, Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England Accepted
84 Veronica ‘Dawn’s Surprise’ Registered as Hebe ‘Dawn’s Surprise’ 13 Jan 1995 Darren Paul Whitehead, Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England Accepted
85 Lophomyrtus ‘Little Lily’
8 July 1995 Deane Kier, Ngakawau, NZ ?
86 Veronica ‘Biddy’ Registered as Hebe ‘Biddy’ 10 Aug 1996 J.K. Ratcliffe, Levin, NZ Accepted
87 Veronica ‘Jessica’ Registered as Hebe ‘Jessica’ 10 Aug 1996 J.K. Ratcliffe, Levin, NZ Accepted
88 Veronica ‘Kath’s Delight’ Registered as Hebe ‘Kath’s Delight’ 10 Aug 1996 Darren Paul Whitehead, Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England Accepted
89 Myosotis ‘Morning Mist’
27 July 1996 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Accepted
90 Veronica ‘Pink Haze’ Registered as Hebe ‘Pink Haze’ 27 Sept 1996 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Accepted
91
  		Veronica ‘Woody’ Registered as Hebe ‘Woody’ 5 June 1998 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Accepted
92 Veronica ‘Marc’s Red’ Registered as Hebe ‘Marc’s Red’ 5 June 1998 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Accepted
93 Myosotis ‘Newlands’
5 June 1998 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Accepted
94 Veronica ‘Lenmar’ Registered as Hebe ‘Lenmar’ 19 July 2001 Leo Curran, “Guilin”, Macetown, Co Meath, Ireland Accepted
95 Veronica ‘Candyfloss’ Registered as Hebe ‘Candyfloss’ 19 July 2001 Leo Curran, “Guilin”, Macetown, Co Meath, Ireland Accepted
96 Myrsine ‘Greenland’
19 July 2001 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Accepted
97 Veronica ‘Alastair’s Surprise’ Registered as Hebe ‘Alastair’s Surprise’ 19 July 2001 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Accepted
98 Veronica ‘Pink Park’ Registered as Hebe ‘Pink Park’ 19 July 2001 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Accepted
99 Leptospermum scoparium ‘Cornell’
19 July 2001 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Accepted
100 Leptospermum scoparium ‘Amy’
19 July 2001 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Accepted
101 Hebe ‘Magalie’ Now identified as identical with Veronica (Hebe) ‘Biddy’ 19 July 2001 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Rejected
102 Melicope × mantellii ‘Lemon Crinkle’
17 Feb 2004 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Accepted
103 Myrsine ‘Alpine Dome’
17 Feb 2004 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Accepted
104 Veronica ‘Thomas’ Registered as Hebe ‘Thomas’ 17 Feb 2004 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Accepted
105 Veronica ‘Aotearoa’ Registered as Hebe ‘Aotearoa’ 17 Feb 2004 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Accepted
106 Veronica ‘Imperial Ruby’ Registered as Hebe ‘Imperial Ruby’ 17 Feb 2004 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Accepted
107 Veronica salicifolia ‘Magalie’ Registered as Hebe salicifolia ‘Magalie’ 27 June 2008 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Accepted
108 Veronica speciosa ‘Sarah’s Blue’ Registered as Hebe speciosa ‘Sarah’s Blue’ 27 June 2008 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Accepted
109 Veronica macrocarpa ‘Amanda’ Registered as Hebe macrocarpa ‘Amanda’ 27 June 2008 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Accepted
110 Veronica macrocarpa ‘Regal’ Registered as Hebe macrocarpa ‘Regal’ 27 June 2008 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Accepted
111 Brachyglottis ‘Silvervelvet’
27 June 2008 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Accepted
112 Libocedrus plumosa ‘Magalie’
28 Feb 2010 Alistair M. Turnbull, Talisman Nurseries, Otaki, NZ Accepted
113 Cordyline australis ‘Karo Kiri’
27 Jan 2023 Peter Heenan, Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research Accepted
114 Veronica ‘Threshfield’
10 April 2023 Nigel Stewart Hutchinson, The Hedgerow, UK Accepted
115 Veronica ‘Queen Elizabeth II’ Rejected because permission was not granted for use of the royal name. Named changed to Veronica ‘Mrs Elizabeth Gressier’. See No. 116 16 April 2023 Stephen Charles Harding, Frindsbury Rochester, Kent, UK Rejected
116 Veronica ‘Mrs Elizabeth Gressier’
14 Mar 2024 Stephen Charles Harding, Frindsbury Rochester, Kent, UK Pending
117 Veronica ‘Carey Pink’
4 Sept 2024 Lewis Andrew Normand, Perth, Perthshire, UK Pending
118 Veronica ‘Grans Blue Rinse’
23 Sept 2024 Stephen Charles Harding, Frindsbury Rochester, Kent, UK Pending