Protea White Ice
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A fancy florist flower in your own back yard - compact oval peachy-white flowerheads, soft and velvety to the touch, appear in cooler months. Good size shrub for gardens, lovely foliage, more adaptable and easygoing than other protea varieties.
Protea neriifolia x susannae 'White Ice' APPEARANCE: Hardy resilient protea with creamy-white flowers in autumn and winter, flushed peach on the outside. Forms a large woody shrub with long oval leathery leaves which are flushed red when new.
USES: Feature shrub, natives border, in a large pot, low water use gardens, for cut flowers.
LOCATION: Plant in full sun with well-drained acidic soil, low in pH. Tolerates a light frost and drought spells once established.
CARE: Mulch and water regularly during the first 6-12 weeks or until the plant is established. Drought tolerant once established and should only need supplementary water in dry spells. Feed with a slow release fertiliser low in phosphorus
HEIGHT & WIDTH: 2 m H x 1.5m W.
YOUR PLANTS: These plants are tube-stock plants, healthy young plants with new roots that will establish quickly in your garden. The size of the pot is 80mm high and 42 mm wide.
USES: Feature shrub, natives border, in a large pot, low water use gardens, for cut flowers.
LOCATION: Plant in full sun with well-drained acidic soil, low in pH. Tolerates a light frost and drought spells once established.
CARE: Mulch and water regularly during the first 6-12 weeks or until the plant is established. Drought tolerant once established and should only need supplementary water in dry spells. Feed with a slow release fertiliser low in phosphorus
HEIGHT & WIDTH: 2 m H x 1.5m W.
YOUR PLANTS: These plants are tube-stock plants, healthy young plants with new roots that will establish quickly in your garden. The size of the pot is 80mm high and 42 mm wide.
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