Leucospermum reflexum var reflexum - Rocket Pincushion - 5 seeds

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.

The “Rocket Pincushion” is a 3m Rounded shrub with small grey hairy leave.It flowers in Spring and summer and has beautiful Crimson flowers with perianths and styles bent backwards.

USDA Zone 8

Season to Sow Autumn