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    'P' > PROTEA >
    PROTEA
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    PROTEA

    Despite the casualties from the colder winter of 2010/11 proteas are much easier to grow than many people imagine and can readily be grown outside in milder areas PROVIDING the soil is very free draining, acidic and low in nutrients (ie no fertiliser containing phosphates). Full sun and a south facing slope would be ideal. To avoid proteas getting wet feet it is helpful to plant them on a raised mound and add bark or grit for improved drainage. See more care details on website

     

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    • Exotic plants
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Evergreen
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
    • Tall Shrub
    • Tree
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    Varieties

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    • PROTEA Banksia integrifolia
    Coast banksia
    Leathery leaves with white undersides, cone-shaped yellow 'bottlebrush' flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £25.00
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    Available Early Spring 2025
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    PROTEA Banksia serrata
    Old man banksia, Red honeysuckle, Saw banksia, Saw-toothed banksia
    Serrated leaves and yellow-green flowers
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £25.00
    PROTEA Hakea laurina
    Emu bush, Kodjet, Pin-cushion hakea
    Flowers resemble a pin-cushion in shape when open, with a red-pink globular centre and white pins radiating out
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £25.00
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    Unavailable
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    PROTEA Hakea lissosperma
    Mountain hakea
    Grey-green needle-like leaves and showy white flowers. Perfectly hardy
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £25.00
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    PROTEA Leucadendron 'Burgundy Sunset'
    Unusual deep bronzed-brown foliage
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £27.50
    PROTEA Leucadendron 'Devil's Blush'
    Bluish foliage and burgundy red flower bracts
     
    2 Litre
    £27.50
    PROTEA Leucadendron galpinii 'Purple Haze'
    Slender leaves turning silvery-purple in winter. Silver cones
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £25.00
    PROTEA Leucadendron 'Inca Gold'
    Upright grower producing long reddish stems of butter-yellow tulip-like bracts which become tipped in crimson in winter
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £27.50
    PROTEA Leucadendron 'Jester'
    Variegated leaves and red bracts
     
    2 Litre
    £27.50
    PROTEA Leucadendron 'Safari Sunset'
    Hardy to about -6°C in ideal conditions.This variety has a medium sized bract (flower) which is brilliant red and provides a colourful winter or spring display
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £27.50
    PROTEA Leucospermum 'Tiara'
    Pincushion
    Orange flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £30.00
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    Unavailable
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    PROTEA Protea 'Clark's Red'
    Comparatively hardy hybrid variety. Dark red flowers with white tips
     
    3 - 5 Litre
    £30.00
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    Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    PROTEA Protea cynaroides
    Giant protea, King protea
    Large bracts in shades of pale to darker pink
     
    2 Litre
    £45.00
    PROTEA Protea cynaroides 'Little Prince'
    Compact habit with pink outsides to the flower bracts and white insides
     
    2 Litre
    £42.50
    PROTEA Protea eximia
    King Protea
    Grey-green to purple-green leaves and large flower heads with deep pink bracts on the outside and whiter in the centre
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £30.00
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    • Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Blood, Fish & Bone
    Improves vegetable, fruit and flower quality. Blood, Fish and Bone contains three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
    1.5 kg
    £6.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi
    This specially adapted Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi will boost the growth of acid-loving plants like rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers and blueberries. It contains ericoid and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which are found in poor acidic soils where ericaceous plants naturally grow.
    200g sachet
    £8.50
    Vermin & Pest Control
    Slug Pellets
    Slug killer blue mini pellets are easy to use and give effective control of slugs and snails. Ideal in garden, conservatory or greenhouse.
    800g
    £6.50
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