By John Elton, of Bulli’s Illawarra Grevillea Park 

Grevilleas will brighten up any garden. Many flower for most of the year and they just adore the sun. 

If you love pink then it’s hard to go past Grevillea ‘Flamingo’ and Grevillea ‘Miami Pink’.

Flamingo is a superb medium-sized shrub. Ivory white styles contrast beautifully with the big gorgeous rosy pink flowers.

‘Miami Pink’ is one of the very best. It is medium-sized with stunning metallic pink flowers for most of the year.

If you prefer yellow, here are two stunners.

Grevillea ‘Sandra Gordon’ has been around for a long time. It sends out longish branches that are covered with large flowers. It will brighten up any garden.

More subtle is Grevillea ‘Butterscotch’. Soft greyish foliage is the perfect foil for the warm golden tones of its large flowers, which are apparent for most of the year.

All of these plants would have been available to buy at Illawarra Grevillea Park’s Spring Open Days this month. Sadly, the park is closed to the public. 

Keep an eye on the website for opening dates once the lockdown ends or eases.

Visit www.illawarragrevilleapark.com.au or email Illawarragrevilleapark@gmail.com