Sugarbushes or Featherbushes from the greater Cape Province of South Africa. The grow as very ornamental medium sized to tall shrubs or low trees and have most decorative, quite large flowers above leathery leaves. All are frost resistant enough to be grown in a protected spot in any humus rich, well drained soil in the open garden down to in USDA Climate Zone 9 (lowest winter temperatures of -7°C/ 20°F). In parts of Central Europe with lower average winter temperatures, all Protea species are good pot or container plants for an unheated wintergarden or greenhouse and will withstand a few degrees of temporary freezing without any major leaf burn. Expected flowering time is given for the northern hemisphere (e.g. Central Europe and North America). For detailed information on sowing and cultivation of sugarbushes please refer to this page: Sowing and Cultivation for Proteaceae from South Africa. All are USDA Climate Zone 9. 7 seeds per package. |
Protea acuminata1 (2)m, erect shrub from sandy flats at 400m. Only few isolated populations left Nieuwdtville, Cederberg, and Stettynskloof to Riversonderderend Mountains. Has smooth linear leaves, flowers are small with wine red bracts in II-VI. |
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seed package 2376 | € 7,99 |
Protea aurea3 (5)m, oblong leaves, candle shaped buds open to a cream-pink flower. Very easy and adaptable species from sandy soils at 800m. XII-VII. |
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seed package 2379 | € 7,99 |
Protea burchellii1 (2)m, erect spreading shrub with fairly large cup shaped white greenish to pink red bearded flowers. Easy in rich soils. II-IV. |
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seed package 2380 | € 7,99 |
Protea compacta2 (4)m, erect lax growing shrub with cup shaped flowers with long pink involucral bracts and ciliate margins. Very attractive species for sandy soils. III-IX. |
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seed package 2384 | € 9,99 |
Protea coronata2 (3)m, erect shrub with deep cup shaped flowers with apple green bracts and white to pink woolly awns forming a crown. Grow in heavy clay soils at some 750m in the Bredasdorp and Outeniqua Mountains. IV-X. |
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seed package 2414 | € 7,99 |
Protea cynaroides (King Protea)150 (250)cm, King Protea is a multi-stemmed upright shrub from Cederberg to Port Elizabeth. It makes very distinctive leaves and very large flower heads with white, red and pink bracts. One of the showiest and most easily cultivated Protea species. For any humus-rich, very well drained soil in full sun throughout the year. In winter reduce watering and keep plants always well aerated and at a minimum of some 10°C. II-VIII. |
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seed package 2416 | € 7,99* | |||
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Protea decurrens |
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seed package8922 | € 7,99 |
Protea eximia250 (500)cm, broad leather like silver green leaves with red margins, large, broadly opening, scarlet red flower cups. From sandstone and quartzite soils at up to 1.000m from Keeromsberg, Langeberg, Swartberg to Kouda Mountains and Elandsberg. VI-IX. |
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seed package 2418 | € 7,99 |
Protea grandiceps2m, very rare species known from only a dozen isolated sites in the Riviersonderend Mountains to Kammansie Mountains. Has broad oval glaucous leaves, pink to red flowers with dense white-maroon beards. VII-XI. |
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seed package 2421 | € 9,99 |
Protea laurifolia2 (8)m, erect shrub or smaller tree, glaucous leaves with undulated margins, white to pink bearded flowers all year long. Grows in sandy or granite soils at 1.200m from Nieuwoudville to Franschhoek and Anysberg. V-X. |
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seed package 2077 | € 9,99 |
Protea longifolia150cm, Protea from Du Toitskloof to Agulhas in sandy soils at some 1.000m. Makes long narrow leaves, creamy white-pink and green bracts with prominent woolly black knob in center. V-VIII. |
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seed package 2036 | € 7,99 |
Protea lorifolia150 (300)cm, compact growing round shrub with long silver green leaves. Dense flower heads in orange brown, reddish inside. Native to sandstone soils in Riviersonderend Mountains to Riebeek East and Bosberg. X-IV. |
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seed package 2116 | € 7,99 |
Protea mundii3 (8)m, large shrub or tree, small oblong creamy white flowers. Very easy and resistant species from moist slopes and forest margins at 1.300m in Kogelberg to Klein River Mountains and Winterhoek Mountains. III-VII. |
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seed package 2117 | € 7,99 |
Protea neriifolia2 (3)m, narrow leaves, flower bracts creamy green to deep pink, beard white to purple-black. Variable species growing in sandstone at some 1.300m from Hottentots-Holland Mountains to Potberg, Tulbagh and Ceres. V-XII. |
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seed package 2251 | € 9,99 |
Protea nitida2 (5)m, a rather widespread Protea species from Bokkeveld to Cape Peninsula growing in drier, lower slopes at some 1.200m. It makes light bluish to forest green leaves, young leaves are crimson, and creamsih-white flowers saucers. For any humus-rich, very well drained soil in full sun throughout the year. In winter reduce watering and keep plants always well aerated and at a minimum of some 10°C. II-IV. |
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seed package 9538 | € 7,99 |
Protea obtusifolia2 (4)m, rich dark green leaves, large white red flowers. From alkaline soils growing on hills at some 200m in the Elim, Bredasdorp and Riversdale Flats areas. III-IX. |
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seed package 2260 | € 7,99 |
Protea punctata2 (4)m, blue green leaves, water lily like flowers, bracts open wide and pink to white-pink. Native to Cederberg to Riviersonderend Mountains growing in sandstone or shale slopes. X-IV. |
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seed package 2029 | € 7,99 |
Protea repens2 (4)m, long narrow leaves and involucral, sticky bracts in white or red colors. A very adaptable and easily grown Protea from extremely varied habitats at up to 2.000m between Nieuwoudville to Grahamstown. IV-X. |
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seed package (red flowered)2281 | € 7,99 | |||
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seed package (white flowered)8305 | € 7,99 | |||
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Protea subvestita2 (5)m, elliptical leaves, creamy white-pink to deep carmine flowers. Native to Fynbos areas above 2.000m from Free State, Lesotho, Eastern Cape to Klein Swartberg. IX-V. |
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seed package 2304 | € 9,99 |
Protea susannae2 (3)m, crushed leaves have a slight sulphurous odor, attractive oblong brownish-pink flowers. From sandy alkaline to neutral soils at 200m in the Elim, Bredasdorp and Riversdale Flats area. III-IX. |
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seed package 2366 | € 7,99* |