Telopea speciosissima or New South Wales Waratah is a spectacular, evergreen shrub grown for its flame-like, domed, red flowers.
It is the NSW floral emblem and was featured in the Sydney Olympic floral bouquets.
It has an open habit, tough, leathery, green leaves with toothed edges and flowers appear at the branch ends in spring.
These are easy to grow if you take care to keep their environment just right, especially ensuring that they always have some access to moisture - a drip irrigation is best along with plenty of mulch.
Once established they are easy to maintain and can produce abundant floral displays which can be cut for indoor vases, lasting up to two weeks.