Protea Cynaroides - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

R36.00

The King Protea also known as the King Sugar bush was originally from the Cape Town area of South Africa. Now King proteas can be found all over the world where the atmosphere is dry and the soil has good drainage. It can even be found on Maui. The flower of the king Protea can get to be 12 inches across. On the outside it has many stiff, pointed, narrow bracts, or petals, that give it the appearance of a cup. The bottom half of the petals starts out cream coloured or yellow, which turns into bright pink or velvet red on the top half. Inside the cup is a mass of white stamen about 1-2 inches long which all bend towards the centre. The leaves look like flat spoons, or paddles, which grow alternately along the several stems of the plant. They are thick and stiff and round in appearance. Their petioles (leaf stems) are quite long, about 1-2 inches. Protea can take moisture in through its leaves. This works well where it grows. There isn't much annual precipitation. Ocean fogs frequently blanket the area of the coastal chaparral and plants have adapted to getting their water through their leaves. King Protea are valued for their decorative qualities. They dry very well and are commonly used as focal pieces in flower arrangements. It is said that Protea leaves are also used to make tea. Proteas live in a fragile environment. Of the 370 Protea species, about 120 of them are listed as endangered. There are very few wild proteas anymore, most of them are now cultivated in greenhouses or nurseries.

USDA Zone - 8

Season to Sow - Autumn

Protea Cynaroides - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

South African Protea Collection - 10 Protea Varieties - 50 Seeds plus smoke primer - Indigenous Shrub Package Deal

R295.00

5 Seeds of each of our 10 most beautiful Protea species.

King Protea - Protea cynaroides

Queen Protea - Protea magnifica

Oleander Leaf Protea - Protea neriifolia

Green Sugarbush Protea - Protea coronata

Long-Leaf Sugarbush Protea - Protea longifolia

Honey Protea / Common Sugarbush - Protea repens

Red Conebush - Leucadendron salignum

Golden Conebush - Leucadendron laureolum

Spinning Top Conebush - Leucadendron rubrum

Catherine-Wheel pincushion - Leucospermum catherinae

We recommend the use of Cape Seed Primer - Super Smoke Plus, for the best results in germinating Protea species.

Included in this pack is 1 x Cape Seed Primer Disc which will provide enough smoke water to treat 100 seeds.

South African Protea Collection - 10 Protea Varieties - 50 Seeds plus smoke primer - Indigenous Shrub Package Deal

Protea Neriifolia - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

R36.00

Most Protea occur south of the Limpopo River. However, Protea kilimanjaro is found in the chaparral zone of Mount Kenya National Park. 92% of the species occur only in the Cape Floristic Region, a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clanwilliam to Grahamstown, South Africa. The extraordinary richness and diversity of species characteristic of the Cape Flora is thought to be caused in part by the diverse landscape where populations can become isolated from each other and in time develop into separate species.

To 3m shrub, narrow oblong leaves, flower bracts creamy-green to deep pink, beard white to purple-black Summer-Spring, coast. Sow Autumn.

USDA Zone - 8

Season to Sow - Autumn

Protea Neriifolia - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

Protea Repens - Sugarbush - South African Protea Shrub - 5 Seeds

R36.00

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Protea is both the botanical name and the English common name of a genus of South African flowering plants, sometimes also called sugarbushes. Most Protea occur south of the Limpopo River. 92% of the species occur only in the Cape Floristic Region, a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clanwilliam to Grahamstown, South Africa. The extraordinary richness and diversity of species characteristic of the Cape Flora is thought to be caused in part by the diverse landscape where populations can become isolated from each other and in time develop into separate species. A 4m shrub/ small tree with long narrow leaves and involucral bracts of red/white flowers in the winter-summer.

Protea Repens - Sugarbush - South African Protea Shrub - 5 Seeds

Protea Obtusifolia - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

R36.00

Most Protea occur south of the Limpopo River. However, Protea kilimanjaro is found in the chaparral zone of Mount Kenya National Park. 92% of the species occur only in the Cape Floristic Region, a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clanwilliam to Grahamstown, South Africa. The extraordinary richness and diversity of species characteristic of the Cape Flora is thought to be caused in part by the diverse landscape where populations can become isolated from each other and in time develop into separate species.

2-4m shrub, rich dark green leaves, large red flowers in Autumn-Spring, coastal, excellent cut flowers in, alkaline soils. Sow Autumn.

USDA Zone - 8

Season to Sow - Autumn

Protea Obtusifolia - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

Leucospermum Cuneiforme - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

R41.00

Leucospermum also known as pincushion Protea is a genus of about 50 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, native to Zimbabwe and South Africa, where they occupy a variety of habitats, including scrub, forest, and mountain slopes. They are evergreen shrubs (rarely small trees) growing to 0.5-5 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, tough and leathery, simple, linear to lanceolate, 2-12 cm long and 0.5-3 cm broad, with a serrated margin or serrated at the leaf apex only. The flowers are produced in dense inflorescences, which have large numbers of prominent styles, which inspires the name.

A 3m shrub with numerous stems and yellow flowers in spring - summer.

USDA Zone - 9

Season to Sow - Autumn

Leucospermum Cuneiforme - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

Protea Eximia - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

R36.00

Protea eximia, also known as the broad-leaved sugar bush is a shrub that may become a small tree, which occurs in mountain fynbos on mainly acidic sandy soils; the species was very well known under its old name of Protea latifolia. The flowers have awns that are covered in purple-black velvety hairs, and are contained within a series of rings of involucral bracts that have the appearance of petals. The fruit is a densely hairy nut, many of which are inserted on a woody base. The flowers are borne terminally on long shoots, and have a tendency to become very untidy as they age. A must have for those who are passionate about Indigenous South African Plants. Please see our other Proteas.

USDA Zone - 8

Season to Sow - Autumn

Protea Eximia - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

Mimetes fimbriifolius - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

R36.00

Most Protea occur south of the Limpopo River. However, Protea kilimanjaro is found in the chaparral zone of Mount Kenya National Park. 92% of the species occur only in the Cape Floristic Region, a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clan William to Grahamstown, South Africa. The extraordinary richness and diversity of species characteristic of the Cape Flora is thought to be caused in part by the diverse landscape where populations can become isolated from each other and in time develop into separate species.

Mimetes fimbriifolius is a beautiful rounded tree that was once common on Table Mountain, but its numbers have been greatly depleted by harvesting for fire wood since the eighteenth century. It is endemic to the Cape Peninsula, and good populations of this species continue to survive on the southern Peninsula especially at Silvermine and at Cape Point. At maturity Mimetes fimbriifolius develops into a stout, densely branched, wide-spreading tree up to 4 m tall and 5 m in diameter. It produces a thick, corky trunk between 25 and 60 cm in diameter which branches about half a metre above soil level. The branches are stout, stocky and repeatedly divide to produce interlocking branchlets to form a dense, rounded crown. The general appearance of this species is of rounded forms dotted or grouped, looking like vegetative tortoise shells in the fynbos landscape. Its leaves are numerous, upwardly overlapping, and so closely packed together at the ends of the branches that they obscure the branch structure of specimens in their prime. Old, senescent specimens become more ragged and may lose shape and expose the gnarled branch structure beneath. The leaves are oblong to elliptic and have a thick fringe of white pubescent hairs on the margins. Mimetes flower heads are cylindrical and about 60–80 mm long and 60–70 mm across and consist of a combination of flower headlets, coloured leaves and bracts. Each flower head consists of up to15 headlets (groups of flowers) which are borne in the axils of the uppermost foliage leaves of a flowering branch. There are four to seven flowers in each headlet and each headlet is clasped from above by a reddish yellow, cowl-shaped leaf. The styles are 45–50 mm long and red. The pollen presenter is 5–7 mm long and spindle-shaped. Mimetes fimbriifolius is generally less colourful than M. cucullatus, but some trees produce lovely red leaves at the ends of flowering branches during flowering and provide spectacularly colourful tree specimens. This colouring of the leaves around the flower heads is variable and a tree that displays magnificent colour in one year may not do so in another year.Flowering may occur all year, but mainly from July to December, with a peak in September.

USDA Zone - 9

Season to Sow - Autumn

Mimetes fimbriifolius - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

Protea Magnifica - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

R36.00

Most Protea occur south of the Limpopo River. However, Protea kilimanjaro is found in the chaparral zone of Mount Kenya National Park. 92% of the species occur only in the Cape Floristic Region, a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clanwilliam to Grahamstown, South Africa. The extraordinary richness and diversity of species characteristic of the Cape Flora is thought to be caused in part by the diverse landscape where populations can become isolated from each other and in time develop into separate species.

0.5-2.5m sprawling shrub, large heavily bearded flowers, white/pink bracts around hairy black-tipped perianth in Winter-Summer. Beautiful cut flowers. Sow Autumn.

USDA Zone - 8

Season to Sow - Autumn

Protea Magnifica - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

Protea Nitida - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

R36.00

Protea is both the botanical name and the English common name of a genus of South African flowering plants, sometimes also called sugarbushes. Most Protea occur south of the Limpopo River. 92% of the species occur only in the Cape Floristic Region, a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clanwilliam to Grahamstown, South Africa. The extraordinary richness and diversity of species characteristic of the Cape Flora is thought to be caused in part by the diverse landscape where populations can become isolated from each other and in time develop into separate species.

A large shrub / tree growing to 5m with light bluish/sea green leaves. Young leaves are crimson. Bears creamy-white saucer like flowers in winter. Native to coastal areas. Prized for the quality of its wood.

USDA Zone - 8

Season to Sow - Autumn

Protea Nitida - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

Leucospermum Catherinae - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

R41.00

Leucospermum (Pincushion, Pincushion Protea or Leucospermum) is a genus of about 50 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, native to Zimbabwe and South Africa, where they occupy a variety of habitats, including scrub, forest, and mountain slopes. They are evergreen shrubs (rarely small trees) growing to 0.5-5 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, tough and leathery, simple, linear to lanceolate, 2-12 cm long and 0.5-3 cm broad, with a serrated margin or serrated at the leaf apex only. The flowers are produced in dense inflorescences, which have large numbers of prominent styles, which inspires the name.

Growing to 3m with yellowish-green foliage and red-gold flowers in early Summer. Make a very nice cut flower.

USDA Zone - 9

Season to Sow - Autumn

Leucospermum Catherinae - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

Protea lepidocarpodendron - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

R36.00

Most Protea occur south of the Limpopo River. However, Protea kilimanjaro is found in the chaparral zone of Mount Kenya National Park. 92% of the species occur only in the Cape Floristic Region, a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clanwilliam to Grahamstown, South Africa. The extraordinary richness and diversity of species characteristic of the Cape Flora is thought to be caused in part by the diverse landscape where populations can become isolated from each other and in time develop into separate species.

A 2 – 3m tall shrub with luxuriant foliage and narrow oblong flowers with attractive white/pink inner bracts edged with a dense dark beard. Flowers during Winter and is a fast growing coastal species.

USDA Zone - 8

Season to Sow - Autumn

Protea lepidocarpodendron - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

Leucospermum Rodolentum - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

R41.00

Leucospermum (Pincushion, Pincushion Protea or Leucospermum) is a genus of about 50 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, native to Zimbabwe and South Africa, where they occupy a variety of habitats, including scrub, forest, and mountain slopes. They are evergreen shrubs (rarely small trees) growing to 0.5-5 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, tough and leathery, simple, linear to lanceolate, 2-12 cm long and 0.5-3 cm broad, with a serrated margin or serrated at the leaf apex only. The flowers are produced in dense inflorescences, which have large numbers of prominent styles, which inspires the name.

3m spreading shrub, greyish hairy leaves, small scented yellow flowers in Spring, sandy soil, low rainfall. Sow Autumn.

USDA Zone - 9

Season to Sow - Autumn

Leucospermum Rodolentum - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

Leucadendron Discolor - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

R22.00

Leucadendron is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, endemic to South Africa, where they are a prominent part of the fynbos ecoregion and vegetation type. Leucadendrons are evergreen shrubs or small trees growing up to 116 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, simple, entire, and usually green, often covered with a waxy bloom, and in the case of the Silvertree, with a distinct silvery tone produced by dense silky hairs. The flowers are produced in dense inflorescences; they are dioecious, with separate male and female plants.

Growing to 2m with broad oval leaves and colourful with yellow bracts in spring and red flowers.

USDA Zone - 8

Season to Sow - Autumn

Leucadendron Discolor - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

Leucospermum Formosum - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

R41.00

Leucospermum (Pincushion, Pincushion Protea or Leucospermum) is a genus of about 50 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, native to Zimbabwe and South Africa, where they occupy a variety of habitats, including scrub, forest, and mountain slopes. They are evergreen shrubs (rarely small trees) growing to 0.5-5 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, tough and leathery, simple, linear to lanceolate, 2-12 cm long and 0.5-3 cm broad, with a serrated margin or serrated at the leaf apex only. The flowers are produced in dense inflorescences, which have large numbers of prominent styles, which inspires the name.

Growing to 2m with grey very hairy leaves and yellow flowers with long styles which progressively curve away from the flower centre after opening. Flowers in spring.

USDA Zone - 9

Season to Sow - Autumn

Leucospermum Formosum - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

Protea Coronata - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

R36.00

Most Protea occur south of the Limpopo River. However, Protea kilimanjaro is found in the chaparral zone of Mount Kenya National Park. 92% of the species occur only in the Cape Floristic Region, a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clanwilliam to Grahamstown, South Africa. The extraordinary richness and diversity of species characteristic of the Cape Flora is thought to be caused in part by the diverse landscape where populations can become isolated from each other and in time develop into separate species.

A 2m to 3m whrub with deep cup-shaped flowers with apple-green bract. Flowers autumn to spring.

USDA Zone - 9

Season to Sow - Autumn

Protea Coronata - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

Leucospermum Reflexum Yellow - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

R41.00

Leucospermum also known as pincushion Protea is a genus of about 50 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, native to Zimbabwe and South Africa, where they occupy a variety of habitats, including scrub, forest, and mountain slopes. They are evergreen shrubs (rarely small trees) growing to 0.5-5 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, tough and leathery, simple, linear to lanceolate, 2-12 cm long and 0.5-3 cm broad, with a serrated margin or serrated at the leaf apex only. The flowers are produced in dense inflorescences, which have large numbers of prominent styles, which inspires the name.

A 3m shrub with small grey leaves and yellow flowers with perianths and styles bent backwards. Flowers spring and summer.

USDA Zone - 9

Season to Sow - Autumn

Leucospermum Reflexum Yellow - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

Leucospermum Bolusii - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

R39.00

Leucospermum also known as pincushion Protea is a genus of about 50 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, native to Zimbabwe and South Africa, where they occupy a variety of habitats, including scrub, forest, and mountain slopes. They are evergreen shrubs (rarely small trees) growing to 0.5-5 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, tough and leathery, simple, linear to lanceolate, 2-12 cm long and 0.5-3 cm broad, with a serrated margin or serrated at the leaf apex only. The flowers are produced in dense inflorescences, which have large numbers of prominent styles, which inspires the name.

A 1m rounded shrub with many creamy white scented flowers in spring. Native to coastal areas.

USDA Zone - 9

Season to Sow - Autumn

Leucospermum Bolusii - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

Protea Laurifolia - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

R36.00

Most Protea occur south of the Limpopo River. However, Protea kilimanjaro is found in the chaparral zone of Mount Kenya National Park. 92% of the species occur only in the Cape Floristic Region, a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clanwilliam to Grahamstown, South Africa. The extraordinary richness and diversity of species characteristic of the Cape Flora is thought to be caused in part by the diverse landscape where populations can become isolated from each other and in time develop into separate species.

8m shrub/tree, blue-green leaves with horny margins, white to pink bearded flowers all year, dry areas. Sow Autumn.

USDA Zone - 8

Season to Sow - Autumn

Protea Laurifolia - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

Protea Venusta - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

R36.00

Most Protea occur south of the Limpopo River. However, Protea kilimanjaro is found in the chaparral zone of Mount Kenya National Park. 92% of the species occur only in the Cape Floristic Region, a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clanwilliam to Grahamstown, South Africa. The extraordinary richness and diversity of species characteristic of the Cape Flora is thought to be caused in part by the diverse landscape where populations can become isolated from each other and in time develop into separate species.

Trailing flower stems with beautiful bell-shaped pink flowers. Flowers in summer.

USDA Zone - 9

Season to Sow - Autumn

Protea Venusta - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

Leucadendron Laureolum - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

R22.00

Leucadendron is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, endemic to South Africa, where they are a prominent part of the fynbos vegetation. They are evergreen shrubs or small trees growing up to 116 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, simple, entire, and usually green, often covered with a waxy bloom, and in the case of the Silvertree, with a distinct silvery tone produced by dense silky hairs. The flowers are produced in dense inflorescences; they are dioecious, with separate male and female plants. The seed head is a woody cone-like structure, containing numerous seeds; the seed morphology is varied and reflects subgeneric groupings within the genus.

2m, oblong leaves, beautiful flowers inoral foliage in Winter, large cones. Sow Autumn.

USDA Zone - 8

Season to Sow - Autumn

Leucadendron Laureolum - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

Leucadendron Galpinii - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

R22.00

Leucadendron is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, endemic to South Africa, where they are a prominent part of the fynbos ecoregion and vegetation type. Leucadendrons are evergreen shrubs or small trees growing up to 116 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, simple, entire, and usually green, often covered with a waxy bloom, and in the case of the Silvertree, with a distinct silvery tone produced by dense silky hairs. The flowers are produced in dense inflorescences; they are dioecious, with separate male and female plants.

Growing 2m to 3m with greyish foliage and stunning flowers with silky cones.

USDA Zone - 8

Season to Sow - Autumn

Leucadendron Galpinii - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

Protea Longifolia - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

R36.00

Most Protea occur south of the Limpopo River. However, Protea kilimanjaro is found in the chaparral zone of Mount Kenya National Park. 92% of the species occur only in the Cape Floristic Region, a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clanwilliam to Grahamstown, South Africa. The extraordinary richness and diversity of species characteristic of the Cape Flora is thought to be caused in part by the diverse landscape where populations can become isolated from each other and in time develop into separate species.

1.5m shrub, long narrow leaves, white/pink/green bracts with prominent woolly black knob in centre in Winter, coast, fast. Sow Autumn.

USDA Zone - 8

Season to Sow - Autumn

Protea Longifolia - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

Leucadendron Salignum - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

R22.00

Leucadendron is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, endemic to South Africa, where they are a prominent part of the fynbos ecoregion and vegetation type. Leucadendrons are evergreen shrubs or small trees growing up to 116 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, simple, entire, and usually green, often covered with a waxy bloom, and in the case of the Silvertree, with a distinct silvery tone produced by dense silky hairs. The flowers are produced in dense inflorescences; they are dioecious, with separate male and female plants.

Growing to 2m with red/yellow to ivory foliage. Flowers in spring.

USDA Zone - 8

Season to Sow - Autumn

Leucadendron Salignum - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

Leucadendron Coniferum - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

R22.00

Leucadendron is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, endemic to South Africa, where they are a prominent part of the fynbos ecoregion and vegetation type. Leucadendrons are evergreen shrubs or small trees growing up to 116 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, simple, entire, and usually green, often covered with a waxy bloom, and in the case of the Silvertree, with a distinct silvery tone produced by dense silky hairs. The flowers are produced in dense inflorescences; they are dioecious, with separate male and female plants.

Grows to 2m with narrow yellow-green leaves. Flowers in spring and has attractive red cones.

USDA Zone - 8

Season to Sow - Autumn

Leucadendron Coniferum - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

Protea Lorifolia - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

R36.00

Protea is both the botanical name and the English common name of a genus of South African flowering plants, sometimes also called sugarbushes. Most Protea occur south of the Limpopo River. 92% of the species occur only in the Cape Floristic Region, a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clanwilliam to Grahamstown, South Africa. The extraordinary richness and diversity of species characteristic of the Cape Flora is thought to be caused in part by the diverse landscape where populations can become isolated from each other and in time develop into separate species.

A 1m to 3m shrub with large strap like leaves and large flowers with creamy/pink bracts & central purple-brown beards. Flowers autumn-winter.

USDA Zone - 8

Season to Sow - Autumn

Protea Lorifolia - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

Protea Burchellii - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds

R36.00

Most Protea occur south of the Limpopo River. However, Protea kilimanjaro is found in the chaparral zone of Mount Kenya National Park. 92% of the species occur only in the Cape Floristic Region, a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clanwilliam to Grahamstown, South Africa. The extraordinary richness and diversity of species characteristic of the Cape Flora is thought to be caused in part by the diverse landscape where populations can become isolated from each other and in time develop into separate species.

1-2m, fairly large cup-shaped white/greenish-cream/pink/red bearded flowers in Winter, very adaptable, good in cultivation. Sow Autumn.

USDA Zone - 8

Season to Sow - Autumn

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