Raspberry Lollipops

There's always something blooming in the the patch I refer to as the 'New Bed'. It's full to the brim with plants, as I am constantly poking one or two of this or that in there (usually when I can't find a spot for something anywhere else).

The New Bed is going well these days, but when we first dug it out it was a dry wasteland and nothing thrived. In August/September 2013 I pulled just about everything out and started again, but this time improved the soil with homemade compost. It made such a difference - the plants love it in there now.

One of the first plantings in the New Bed was the small, but bright, Grevillea "Raspberry Lollipops" (or "Lollypops" depending on the source).

The pot where it would eventually be planted. Back then (Sept 2013) it was in that bed practically all by itself. Not anymore!

Here it is from a different angle - the garden looks very lush and full these days. I took the above photo at the beginning of August 2014.

In some lights it looks hot pink (like above) rather than raspberry (below).

The finely divided leaves are reminiscent of Grevillea "Elegance" (another cultivar I own and love).

According to the label, Grevillea "Raspberry Lollipops" grows to 1.5m x 1.5m and flowers for most of the year. Mine has been busy establishing itself so it can't be expected to flower as much as it's supposed to (which it hasn't). It has put on some more growth recently though, along with the flowers, so hopefully from here on in it will live up to its promise.

More information (and pretty pictures) for Grevillea "Raspberry Lollipops" at Gardening with Angus.