Botanical Name: Common Names:
Leucadendron hybrida Red Gem Conebush,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Rounded
Description:
Dense large green shrub an upright habit. Bracts have with red tips opening to yellow in Winter. Great for screening and cut flower.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Foliage Feature / Colour, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Plant in well drained acidic soil. Water well to establish 1-2 years. Use a natural mulch low in phosphorus. Prune annually in spring to maintain shape. In containers water daily, use a native potting mix and a native slow release fertiliser.
Plant Care
Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser
Family Name: Origin:
Proteaceae Africa
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Red, Yellow
Flower Colour: Yellow, Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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