Botanical Name: Leucadendron salignum Jack Harre
Common Names: Conebush,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Rounded
Description:
Lovely, small growing shrub. Brilliant display of red bracts which intensify during cooler weather The bracts make excellent cut flowers. The compact nature of the bush make it ideal for small hedges, general landscaping and looks great in a decorative pot. Grows approx 1.5m tall x 1m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Hedging / Screeningd, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Plant Care
Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser
Family Name: Origin:
Proteaceae Africa
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Red, Yellow
Flower Colour: Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: TBA
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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