PROTEA - page 2 of 3

 

PR15 P. mag.  'MAYDAY' 

$28.00

   

A large-flowered P. magnifica hybrid with similar flowers to 'Pacific Queen' but with a distinctive domed central peak of wine-red - late spring-summer. Compact, bushy habit to 1.5m max. Eye-catching. Medium frost hardy.           


PR16 P.  mag. 'PACIFIC QUEEN' $28.00

P. neriifolia x P. magnifica  hybrid. Large, squat flowers of medium pink with silver lights and and black and white bearded tips. Bushy, compact grower to 1.5m x 1.5m. Distinctive hybrid. Reliable & long lived. Medium frost hardy. L/Nos


PR17 P. 'MARGARET WATLING' $28.00 Sold Out
   

Beautiful, slim, P. neriifolia type blooms of yellowish-green are tipped with a delicate black fringe and have a rich, wine-red centre. Gorgeous for picking & floral art even though stems are not long. Bushy habit to 1.5m x 1.5m. Medium frost hardy.


PR18 P. nerii.'ALBA'  $28.00
   

Creamy-white flowers with delicate fluffy black tips, on long stems from autumn to spring. Densely erect growth habit to 2.5m. Easily grown and useful for both picking and garden display. Medium frost hardy in most areas.


PR19 P. nerii. 'GREEN ICE'  $28.00 Sold Out
   

(Sometimes sold as 'Moonshine') Soft, greenish-white blooms tipped with purplish-brown fur, light mauve centres, good stem length -winter/spring. Good picker. Vigorous, upright growth to 2.5m. Medium frost hardy.   


PR20 P. nerii. 'LIMELIGHT'  $28.00
   

Soft, greenish-white blooms tipped with purplish-brown and a soft wine centre. Narrow foliage, neat bushy growth habit,1.5-2m. Popular with floral artists. Medium frost hardy.


PR21 P. nerii.'RUBY'      

$28.00

   

A selected form of the traditional 'pink with black tips protea'. This one has deeper reddish-pink blooms (still with the black tips) and deeper green, broader foliage. Nice picking. Bushy, dense growth to 2.5m. Medium frost hardy.


PR22 P. nerii.'SILVERTIPS'  $28.00

Good sized flowers of rich pink bracts tipped with a silver, white and black beard. Strong growing bush to 2.5m. Meduim frost hardy.


PR23 P. nerii.'SNOWCREST'  $28.00
   

Compact, bright pink flowers are tipped with eye-catching white fur. Buff centres. Provides a showy garden display, mainly winter/spring. Nice picker. Hardier than most P. neriifolia cvs. Reliable & long lived. Medium frost hardy.


PR24 P. 'PINK ICE' $28.00
   

('Silvan Pink') Our biggest selling protea. Rich, silvery-pink flowers, deeper centres - all year. Good picking. Vigorous bush to 2.5m+. Responds well to pruning to keep compact. Remove old dead flowerheads. Very reliable. Usually frost hardy in most districts    


PR25 P. 'PIXIE' 

$28.00

   

A compact, low growing hybrid (1m high by 1.5m wide) with intermediate to small reddish tipped black flowers during winter. Ideal for shrub borders.


PR26 P. 'POSSUM MAGIC' $28.00 Sold Out
   

 A beautiful magnifica hybrid - 1.5m by 1.5m. Winter - spring flowering, the medium to large flower bracts have bronzy red and yellow tones and the central mass is heavily tipped with black.  Good picking and medium frost hardy.


PR28 P. REPENS 'ALBA'   $28.00 Sold Out
   

White 'Sugar Bush'. A creamy-white selection   with typically waxen blooms laden with nectar.  Long stems over several months, lovely for picking, floral art, etc. Densely erect growth habit to 2.5m maximum. Rarely offered. Erect, dense habit to 2m. Generally fairly frost hardy once established.   


PR29 P. SCOLYMOCEPHALA $21.00 Sold Out
   

Masses of small, cupped blooms of soft green and buff during spring. Compact, bush to 1.5m max. Lovely garden display & very popular for picking for posies. Medium frost hardy.