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Item No.      
PR02 P. ARISTATA   $28.00
   

'Small Pine Sugarbush'. This rarely available species is noted for its very narrow, pine-needle like foliage and beautiful rich red flowers over late summer. Neat, upright shrub 1.5 to 2m. Foliage can have an unpleasant smell (we're being very honest here!)  Frost hardy once established.


PR03 P. aurea 'GOODWOOD RED' $28.00 Sold Out
   

Shuttlecock shaped flowers of rich, rose-pink, in profusion for months on end - from late summer through autumn and winter. Vigorous, dense bush to 2.5m x 2.5m. Prune to keep compact. Usually frost and wind hardy.


PR04 P. 'CANDY'

$28.00

   

Released 2001. An attractive P. longifolia hybrid. (1.5m) The flowers having candy-red bracts with a black tuft in the centre.Vigorous and free flowering. Prune well after flowering to maintain shape. Suited to well drained soils in full sun.


PR05 P. CYNAROIDES $23.00
   

'King Protea'. The largest flowered species with blooms the size of dinner plates - spring/summer on this lovely, silvery-pink selection. Bushy growth to 2m max. Responds well to hard pruning. Great garden focal point. Spectacular in floral arrangements. Medium frost hardy.    


PR06 P. cyn. 'ARCTIC ICE'  $28.00 Sold Out
   

A superb new introduction in '98. At last a true, pure, ivory-white 'King Protea'. The large flowers have a medium flare and are produced on long, slender stems. Neat, erect habit to 2m max. Wonderful picking. Best new protea for years! Medium frost hardy. PVR


PR08 P. ex. 'DUCHESS OF PERTH' $28.00 Sold Out
   

Large, clear red blooms with wine centres - summer/autumn. Larger, sturdy bush up to 2m. Nice, showy garden plant. Easily grown and frost hardy in most districts.  


PR09   P. 'FROSTED FIRE' $28.00 Sold Out
   

Hybrid. Rich red flowers with frosted white tips; winter/spring. Compact growth to 1.5m max. Very free flowering & highly distinctive. Reliable. Medium frost hardy.


PR10 P. GRANDICEPS $23.00 Sold Out
   

'Princess Protea', 'Peach Protea'. Big, scarlet-red blooms with distinctive, fluffy 'beards' and small cream centres - summer. Handsome, deep green, leathery foliage with a striking red margin. Dense, bushy growth habit to 2m x 2m or more with age. Very appealing. Usually frost & wind tolerant.


PR12 P. lauri. 'PEACH SHEEN'   $28.00 Sold Out
   

Flowerheads like a large P. neriifolia, but are a soft, silvery, light peachy-orange colour with neat black tips and buff centres - from autumn through winter. Large, medium-green, handsome foliage. Erect, neat habit to 2.5m. Easy and usually frost hardy.


PR13 P. lauri. 'ROSE MINK'   $28.00 Sold Out
   

Deep rosy-red flowers tipped black with a deep wine centre produced all year. Foliage blue-green. Upright habit  2.5 - 3m. Generally a particularly hardy & easy subject.


PR14 P. mag.'CANDY FLOSS' $28.80 Sold Out
   

Large, deep pink blooms with beautiful white centres and tipped with a fluffy white beard are produced over sping/early summer. Large, blue-green leaves. Dense, vigorous shrub to 2m. An adaptable, long-lived and hardy hybrid.


   

 

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