![]() ![]() There are, of course, lots of our own New Zealand plants that will attract the birds. Grows 3m high x 2m wide.Ĭallistemon John Mashlan: Produces a profusion of candyfloss-pink brush-like flowers, growing about 4m high x 3m wide.Ĭallistemon Hot Pink: Hot pink flowers are produced on a smaller-growing plant around 1.5m high x 1m wide.Ĭallistemon White Anzac: Produces pure white flowers on a plant that has more of a spreading, groundcover-type growth habit reaching 50cm to 1m high and 1m wide. ![]() The flowers are a profusion of brilliant, crimson-red brushes. Grows about 1m x 1m.Ĭallistemon Red Clusters: It has a rounded growth habit with pink new shoots. Some varieties to seek out for your garden:Ĭallistemon Little John: This variety is one of the smallest-growing varieties, producing masses of short deep red brushes tipped gold through spring and summer and occasional blooms year-round. There is a range of different red varieties that grow to different sizes, as well as some truly spectacular iridescent pinks plus white and violet colour options. They are tough plants being wind, drought and coastal hardy. The callistemon, commonly known as bottlebrush because of its flower shape, is also an excellent source of nectar for birds. A striking plant for any shrub border and coastal garden. Flowers are deep orange and appear from autumn to winter. It is attractive with its “candle-like” bloom standing upright out of the fine needle-like foliage.īanksia Giant Candles: It has exceptionally long flower spikes up to 40cm long. Grows 2m high by 2m wide.īanksia Birthday Candles: This plant grows as a groundcover of about 50cm high by 50cm wide. Bright red flowers are good for floral art.īanksia Attenuate Nana (Dwarf Coast Banksia): Showy yellow flowers standing up like candles. It grows about 1.5m high by 1.5m wide.īanksia Coccinea known as Scarlet Banksia: A small to medium tree, growing 2-3 metres high by about 2m wide. These five below are some varieties that will fit in a range of gardens:īanksia Menzies Dwarf: Red flowers during autumn and winter it also has attractive serrated deep green leaves. They are adored by tūī in particular for their nectar. They are like cylinders or candles standing upright and come in a range of colours. The flowers are quite unusual looking if you have not seen them before. They are very coastal hardy, handling wind and dry conditions too. Grevillea Superb is a fast-growing plant with large reddish-orange flowers.īanksia are another range of winter flowering plants. Grevillea Lemon Daze: Bright yellow and pink hanging flowers are produced from autumn all through winter and into spring. The plant is a fast grower, reaching 2m high by 2m wide. ![]() Grevillea Superb: Large reddish-orange flowers can pop out throughout the year. Grevillea Tangerine Dream: Large clusters of deep orange flowers on the tips of the branches. These plants come in sizes highly suitable for small town or larger gardens and produce flowers through the winter months. Three brilliant plant species that tūī, wax/silvereye and bellbirds in particular love to feast on are grevillea, banksia and callistemon (bottlebrush). They don’t have to be large-growing native trees either there are many exotics that provide nectar-rich flowers our native birds love to feast on. We can help bring in native birds by providing a good range of food-providing plants for different months of the year. They are in pockets but with far less abundance than they once were. One would have hoped that native birds would be found in greater abundance in our gardens. The level of excitement that can result in seeing our own New Zealand native birds in the garden is an interesting and sad phenomenon. There is much joy in seeing birds in the garden. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |