Christmas Bells

Description:

unique plant with long strappy leaves growing from a base in sandy soils and producing a flower stem held high that usually has two or more bell-shaped blooms attached a the top, flowers are usually red with yellow edge or all yellow; flowering occurs between November to February each year. Quite slow growing. It is a protected Australian plant.

Habitat:

Found in small areas in eastern Australia, NSW. with pockets also found in mountain country in swathes of high swamp areas such as that of Gibraltar.

Notes:

Christmas Bells have not been flowering prolifically in recent years in this region - changing climate perhaps?