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A compact shrub with vibrant purple red foliage in late summer to autumn. Useful plant for foliage contrast in the garden or the vase. Suited to acidic free draining and coastal soils. Excellent addition to small gardens. Prune in late spring. Evergreen.

Avoid fertilisers but will respond well to compost or peat.

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aka Leucadendron

An lovely variety of Leucadendron with small creamy yellow and red bracts and a compact bushy habit. Great for floral work. Happiest in a sunny, well drained position with acid soil and protection from harsh frost. Evergreen.

Avoid fertilisers but will respond well to compost or peat.

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A fabulous evergreen shrub for winter colour. The erect branches have dense deep green leaves that are flushed with red. The flower bracts are golden yellow deepening to deep wine in winter. Fantastic for picking. Must have good drainage and acid soil. Protect from harsh frost.

Avoid fertilisers but will respond well to compost or peat.

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aka Aka Jester

A Variegated sport of safari sunset. Produces long stems of pinkish bicoloured bracts. Suited to well drained soils in full sun. Ideal for picking. Cut back mid spring to shape. PVR

Avoid fertilisers but will respond well to compost or peat.

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An erect shrub which develops and intense purplish colouring in late summer early autumn. The long slender purple stems bear yellow male flowers in late Winter/Spring. Suited to well drained soils in full sun. Prune to shape and size mid Spring. Evergreen.

Avoid fertilisers but will respond well to compost or peat.

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A stunning new Leucadendron raised from Safari Sunset for winter colour, with erect habit and deep red bracts in Autumn that change to a bicolour stage in late Winter. Bract size is half that of its parent. Fantastic for picking. Must have good drainage and acid soil. Protect from harsh frost.

Avoid fertilisers but will respond well to compost or peat.
Suitable for warmer areas including Auckland/Northland

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aka Leucadendron

A popular female cultivar valued for the showy rosette shaped bracts that decorate the shrub in late winter. The bracts are in tones reddish-cream and surround the small brown flower-head. Happiest in a well drained, sunny position in acid soil. Protect from harsh frost. Evergreen.

Do not be tempted to fertilize your Leucadendron with artificial fertilizers that have phosphate or high nitrogen as it will give them a fatal case of indigestion.

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This is a special Leucadendron with narrow pointed green leaves and a nice compact habit. From autumn through to spring long yellow bracts surround the flower-heads. Fabulous for continuous colour in the border or for floral work. Happiest in a sunny well drained spot in acid soil. Evergreen.

Avoid fertilisers but will respond well to compost or peat.

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aka Pincushion Protea

An attractive new hybrid with lovely stems of terminal scarlet and orange flowers in late spring. Has a neat tidy growth habit. Ideally suited to open sunny situations in a free draining acidic soil. Prune back well after flowering to enhance flower production next season. Evergreen.

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aka Pincushion Protea

An attractive new hybrid which is quite vigourous that produces long stems of deep red pincushion flower heads form Spring to early Summer. Likes full sun, thrives in coastal conditions and will tolerate a mild frost. Evergreen.