General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Plant Height: 7 to 10 feet
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
White
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Sugar Bush
  • Red Sugarbush
  • White Sugarbush
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Protea repens
  • Synonym: Protea mellifera

Photo Gallery

Date: 2013-08-09
Photo courtesy of: Spiritia

Date: 2008-07-14
Photo courtesy of: sb616

Photo courtesy of: Forest & Kim Starr http://www.starrenvironment

Date: 2005-12-30
Photo courtesy of: Thijs nl

Date: 2007-06-17
Photo courtesy of: Andrew massyn

Date: 2013-08-09
Photo courtesy of: Spiritia

Date: 2013-08-09
Photo courtesy of: Spiritia

Date: 2012-09-10
Photo courtesy of: Nanosanchez

Date: 2007-06-17
Photo courtesy of: Andrew massyn

Christopher Webb Smith (1793-1871)

Arabella Elizabeth Roupell (1817-1914)
Location: Fernkloof Nature Reserve
credit: Nanosanchez

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