Christmas bells is the name given to a family of tufted summer-flowering herbs that grow only in Australia. Three types grow in eastern mainland Australia and one in Tasmania. Christmas bells have waxy red, yellow-tipped, six-pointed tubular flowers. The smallest grows only in New South Wales. Two larger kinds grow in coastal areas of Queensland and New South Wales. The Tasmanian Christmas bells are grown in peaty soils from coastal locations to alpine areas.
