Festive flowers
A massed display of red and white Petunias in a large flat bowl has instant appeal.
Pentas or 'Star Flower' are at their best right now and will flower right through the festive season. They are rain resistant and are quite happy growing in sun or shade.
These plants are from 'Ability Options Wholesale Nursery', a not for profit organisation giving support and work for people with a disability.
The ever popular Clerodendrum tomsoniae hits the right note with its red flowers enclosed in white bracts.I grow this in a large 30cm pot so it can be moved to a more prominent location when in flower. Grown as a shrub by pruning off the long adventurous stems, it is a tough old thing which will spring back to life even after a drought.
An alternate Xmas tree? This is the large flower appearing now on a 'Pony-Tail Palm' Beaucarnea recurvata. As it has a distinctive Nordic fir tree appearance, I am very tempted to cut it for use as a table decoration. Anyone tried that?
Best wishes to all for the Festive Season
I haven't tried the pony tail palm but imagine it would look great, I don't go in for Christmas trees as a rule. Did you try it? This year I stuck some battery powered led lights to the wall in a tree shape but kept forgetting to turn them on. Have a happy year!
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