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Cape honey flower | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Cape honey flower

Protea repens

Drought Resistant

Genus: Protea
Family: Proteaceae
Common Names: sugar bush

About this plant

An erect, evergreen shrub to 3m, with leathery leaves. From spring to summer it produces flowerheads with whitish bracts with pink tips

Growing Information

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Under glass grow in a mix of 1 part loam with added charcoal and 3 parts equal measures of grit (or perlite) and peat substitute, in full light. Water moderately in spring and summer. Apply a liquid fertiliser of magnesium sulphate and urea, both at half recommended strength, once in spring and again in early autumn. Water sparingly in winter. Outdoors grow in poor, well-drained soil in full sun

Pruning

See pruning group 1See pruning group 1

Propagation

Propagate by seed or semi-ripe cuttings

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free

Garden Uses

Uses

Flower BordersLow MaintenancePatio ContainerArchitectural

Planting Places

Gravel GardenIndoorConservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years