Melianthus major

This striking perennial plant with thick, bamboo like stems and large, bluish-green leaves can be found growing in the Indigenous Garden. The deeply divided leaves cannot be missed and its imposing shape, roughly 3.5m wide is a definite show stopper. The flowers spikes appear in spring above the leaves, drawing much attention with their dark maroon to rusty reddish colours. The flowers are followed by 4-chambered, bladder-like seed pods, drying to a paper-like texture and containing the shiny black seeds.