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Protea nana is a charming, dainty, dense small shrub. Curved needlelike green leaves are carried on gracefully curved branches. The beautiful cup shaped, pendulous flowers are a velvety wine red and will been seen from mid winter through to early summer. Evergreen

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aka Protea Nerifolia Alba

An upright rounded shrub which has medium sized yellowy cream flowers throughout Autumn to Spring. Flowers suited to picking. Adaptable to most well drained soils in sunny situations. Prune to shape.

To have success with your Protea good drainage is essential. They like a nice light slightly acidic soil. They don't like fertilizer high in phosphates. Generally feeding is not necessary but a slow release with a low phosphate (P) rating is the safest to use. Any pruning should be done after flowering.

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The most well known Protea noted for its free flowering habit with its red flowers with black tips. It develops into a large rounded shrub which should be pruned for shape and size in Spring. Adaptible to varying soil types and climates. Evergreen.

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An attractive cultivar with silvery pink bracts tipped with a white and black beard. Suitable as a picked flower. Flowering all year round. Evergreen. Should be pruned prior to Spring growth. Likes well drained soil and full sun.

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An erect tidy shrub with grey/green foliageand terminal clear creamy white flowers. Very striking when in peak flowering usually mid to late Winter. Adaptable to a large range of free draining soils in full sun. Prune back after flowering. Evergreen.

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A beautiful upright shrub with stunning silver green flower bracts tipped with a black beard and a black/purplish centre. Lovely in the garden and great for those of you who can't resist picking. Plant in a sunny well drained spot with acid soil for best results. Tolerates light frost. Evergreen.

To have success with your Protea good drainage is essential. They like a nice light slightly acidic soil. They don't like fertilizer high in phosphates. Generally feeding is not necessary but a slow release with a low phosphate (P) rating is the safest to use. Any pruning should be done after flowering.

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A low spreading shrub which produces large flower bracts that are red with a black beard. Adapitable to a large range of soils in full sun. Evergreen. Makes a nice picked flower.

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aka Protea eximia hybrid

A hybrid which is compact and bushy. Showcasing large flowers with pale lime, tipped light pink bracts and a deep maroon almost black centre. Flowering is over a long period from late autumn to spring. Good picking flower. Evergreen.

Prune back current years growth after flowering by half to two thirds. Prefers full sun.

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An upright slow growing shrub that produces attractive peach coloured flowers with black trim Winter- Spring. Suited to most soils and climatic conditions. Frost hardy. Evergreen.

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A beautiful hybrid with pearl white flowers with a maroon touch to the central flower mass. Erect growth habit. Prune to shape and size late Spring to enhance flowering for the following year.Likes Full sun and soils should be free draining and acidic.