Blandfordia grandiflora

Label description

Christmas Bells. Very good container plant. Small narrow leaved tufty plant to 0.5mH x 0.4mW. Tall stems with groups of large waxy scarlet and gold bells in late spring-summer. Moist or wet well drained soils in full or filtered sun.

Family

Blandfordiaceae

Genus

Blandfordia

Species

grandiflora

Form

Parentage

Category

Container Plants

Distribution

Moist sandy soils of coastal Queensland and New South Wales

Height

0.5 metres

Width

0.4 metres

Suggested use

Flowering

Drainage

Draining Soils

Frost tolerance

Tolerates -7 degrees

Flowering months

November to February

Sun tolerance

Full Sun

Flower colour

Red

Rating

A.Campbell (1, 3,), P.Fradd (2), J.Chalker (4), L.Tabe (5)