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Blandfordiaceae
Christmas Bell
Blandfordia grandiflora
festivity and celebration.
- Family
- Blandfordiaceae
- Genus
- Blandfordia
- Native to
- Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
- Bloom season
- Summer, Autumn
- Type
- perennial herb
- Height
- 1-3 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- sandy, acidic, moist
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 8-10
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Christmas bells bloom in the Australian summer (December–January), coinciding with the Southern Hemisphere Christmas season.
- The genus Blandfordia is monotypic with only four species, all endemic to Australia's eastern coast.
- Named after the Marquess of Blandford, a 19th-century English plant collector and patron of botany.
- The tubular flowers are perfectly shaped for eastern spinebill honeyeaters, whose curved beaks match the flower's curve.
- They grow in coastal heath and swampy woodlands where seasonal waterlogging alternates with summer drought.
Color meanings
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celebration
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warmth
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family joy