Tucker Time® Dinner Bells ™

A feast for the birds

A dense mounding shrub (1.2m high x 1.2m wide), with glossy dark green foliage and a profusion of green-tipped, red bell flowers from mid-summer to winter. The nectar-rich tubular flowers are highly attractive to honeyeaters and other small birds will feed upon visiting insects. Grows well in full sun or light shade, in cool temperate to sub tropical and semi arid climates, and suits a wide range of moist to dry or well-drained clay loams or sand, mildly alkaline to slightly acid pH. Withstands moderate to heavy frosts; is drought tolerant, and is suitable for second line coastal conditions.

Uses: Plant in clusters among other shrubs to provide feeding habitat for birds; grow as a soft hedge or low screen, either formal or semi formal.

Maintenance: Tip prune if required in early spring or late summer to initiate flushes of new growth; feed at same time with low phosphorus controlled release fertilizer. If grown as a hedge, prune top and sides in spring to promote even dense growth.

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A percentage of sales is contributed to the Friends of the Helmeted Honeyeater Inc, Victoria.