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Protea hybrida Mayday

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Botanical Name: Common Names:

Protea hybrida Mayday TBA

Native: Foliage Type:

No Evergreen

Plant Type: Plant Habit:

Shrubs Dense, Shrub Like

Description:

Attractive large evergreen shrub with beautiful pink flowers from autumn all the way through to spring. Heavy frost will damage the buds. It is a long lived and hardy shrub. Use as a dense hedge, mass plant in the landscape or specimen plant. An added bonus is a wonderful cut flower. Grows approx. 2m H x 2m W.

Mature Height: Mature Width:

1-2m 1-2m

Position: Soil Type:

Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained

Landscape Use(s)

Balcony / Roof, Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Formal Garden, Habitat, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Container / Pot

Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free

Cultural Notes:

Plant Care

Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well

Family Name: Origin:

Proteaceae Africa

Characteristics

Foliage Colour: Green, Grey

Flower Colour: Pink

Flower Fragrant: No

Flowering Season: Autumn

Fruit: Insignificant

Requirements Tolerances

Growth Rate: Moderate

Maintenance Level: Low

Water Usage: Low

Drought: High

Frost: Moderate

Wind: High

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