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Blandfordiaceae
Christmas Bells
Blandfordia grandiflora
Australian Christmas spirit.
- Family
- Blandfordiaceae
- Genus
- Blandfordia
- Native to
- Eastern Australia, New South Wales, Queensland
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- perennial herb
- Height
- 1-3 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- sandy, peaty, well-drained
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Blandfordia blooms at Christmas time in Australia, making it a beloved symbol of the southern summer holiday season.
- The tubular bell-shaped flowers are red to orange with yellow tips, looking like tiny Christmas ornaments.
- The genus contains only four species, all endemic to eastern Australia — a remarkably restricted family.
- Blandfordia grandiflora is the state floral emblem of New South Wales, officially adopted in 1962.
- The genus is named after George Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford, an early 19th-century patron of botany.
Color meanings
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celebration
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summer joy
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uniqueness