General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Plant Height: 8-10 feet
Plant Spread: 6-8 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Red
Bloom Size: 4"-5"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Provides winter interest
Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Scarify seeds: germinate following wildfires in habitat
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Other: reportedly difficult to propagate
Pollinators: Birds
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Parentage: Protea obtusifolia x Protea compacta

Common names
  • Protea

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