Protea
PAGE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ALL Snowcrest is noted for its silky pink coloured flowers in winter which have a heavy white beard. This shrub has a tidy growth habit. Medium frost hardy. Flowers are suitable for picking. Requires to be pruned to size and shape in spring. Evergreen. Protea Snowcrest Current Stock Height: 45/50 cm ? Container: 3.5l ? $49.99 This ones a real stunner with its dark pink flower bracts and furry black tips. Has a medium sized bract and looks stunning in a flower arrangement. Evergreen. Protea Spotted Mink Current Stock Height: 30/40 cm ? Container: 3.3l ? $49.99 Something a bit different. A spreading shrub suited to banks and for trailing over retaining walls. A beautiful ground cover. The largish sulphur yellow flowers are borne on the terminal tips of the branches. Likes well drained lighter soils in full sun. Evergreen. Protea Sulphurea Current Stock Height: 30/40 cm ? Container: 3.3l ? $39.99 A vigorous rounded shrub. Very attractive rosy red flowers are borne though out the year with peak flowering time being winter. Adaptable to a wide range of well drained soil types in full sun. Prune back regularly. Evergreen. Protea Susara Expected Stock Height: 45/50 cm ? Currently sold out. Add to your waitlist to be advised when next in stock.
Habit: Compact
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 2m x 1.5m
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.
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 2m x 2m
Habit: Spreading
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 50cm x 200cm
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.
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 1.5m x 1.5m
PAGE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ALL
Wairere Nursery
826 Gordonton Road, R D 1, Hamilton 3281 Ph: (07) 824 3430 Email: