What better way to brighten up a Winter’s day than to visit the Illawarra Grevillea Park Botanic Garden. It’s amazing how much colour can be seen when you explore the acres of display gardens.
One of the most fascinating flowers at this time of the year is Grevillea venusta (pictured). The colour combination on the flower is found on no other plant. The flowers are a rich almost transparent green with tinges of olive.
The tips display a gorgeous yellow, orange, red combination. Look closely and you will see that the most unusual black styles with purplish tips are covered with fine white hairs. This large shrub hails from Queensland and is a most rewarding plant to grow.
The Park will be open during the first two weekends in July from 10am to 4pm.
Visit the park's website for more information