Kirchhoffs Protea Nerifolia

KIRCHHOFFS PROTEA NERIFOLIA

Protea is both the botanical name and the English common name of a genus of South African flowering plants, sometimes also called Sugarbushes. Most Protea occur south of the Limpopo River. 92% of the species occur only in the Cape Floristic Region, a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clanwilliam to Grahamstown, South Africa. MOST PROTEAS WILL FLOWER FROM YEAR 3 AFTER PLANTING, but the spectacular flowers are well worth the wait.

This is a large ornamental shrub with a fairly long flowering time, producing large flowers, varying in colour from creamy-green through silvery pink to deep carmine. A ‘beard’ of purple-black to pure white hairs sets off the colour of the inner bracts. Protea nerifolia is an excellent plant for the garden and an outstanding and long lasting cut flower