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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.

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A simply gorgeous Protea that will delight you with masses of blooms over a long period from autumn-spring. The large 'furry' cones are a rich pink edged with white. Likes the sun, and slightly acid open soil. Must have good drainage, protect from harsh 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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An attractive hybrid protea having mid size terminal flowers in winter-spring. Flowers have bronzy red and yellow tones. Plants should be pruned after flowering has finished in late spring. Provide free draining soils in full sun. 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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The hardiest of all proteas, Red Ice is well suited to low maintenance, low water use gardens. Spectacular flowers fresh or dried are excellent for picking and vase or floral arrangements. A prolific flowerer, tolerates most soil types, prefers full sun and good drainage. Evergreen.

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An erect shrub producing red flowers in Winter which exude nectar making the flowers sticky. Long flowering and great as a picked flower. Prefers full sun. Trim to maintain shape. Adapts to most soil conditions. Evergreen.

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An erect white flowering Protea producing predominantly in Winter. Great for small gardens and can be picked for long flowering in a vase. Fresh or dried. Trim in Early Spring to maintain shape and size. Evergreen.