Another new addition to my courtyard. 
Such a glorious colour, and complements the grevillea beautifully!
Monthly Archives: April 2015
Friday I’m in Love: Hibiscus
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Friday I’m in Love: Grevillea
Grevillea is an Australian shrub, evergreen and relatively drought tolerant. I have it growing in pots in my very sunny entrance courtyard. Isn’t it amazing? And hummingbirds love it…an all-round win!
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Friday I’m in Love: Ocotillo
Another crazy plant! Ocotillo (fouquieria splendens) is a spiny, drought-tolerant shrub native to southwestern America and Mexico. For much of the year it looks like a bunch of dry sticks, 
but after Spring rains it sprouts green leaves and, at the end of each stem, a hummingbird-attracting flower. They are also supposedly edible (I haven’t tried them!) and can be dried for use in a tisane…
It pairs well with crown of thorns, as seen here 
in my newly planted drought-tolerant front garden.
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