Add exotic beauty and bold color to your garden with Protea, an heirloom variety renowned for its unique and striking blooms. Perfect for borders, rock gardens, and containers, these flowers attract pollinators such as bees and butterflies while providing a long-lasting and dramatic floral display. Their hardy growth and low-maintenance nature make them ideal for both beginner and experienced gardeners.
Features & Specifications:
-
Plant Type: Perennial flowering shrub
-
Height/Spread: 18 – 36 inches tall, bushy growth habit
-
Flower Color: Shades of pink, red, and cream depending on variety
-
Light Requirement: Full sun
-
Soil Type: Well-drained, sandy or loamy soil enriched with organic matter
-
Special Traits: Ideal for borders, pollinator-friendly, long-lasting blooms, low-maintenance
-
Seed Type: Open-pollinated, Heirloom, Non-GMO
Planting & Sowing Instructions:
-
Sowing Time: Sow indoors 8–10 weeks before the last frost or outdoors after frost danger has passed.
-
Soil Preparation: Use well-draining soil enriched with compost or organic matter; sandy soil is preferred.
-
Sowing Depth: Sow seeds lightly on the soil surface and press gently; do not cover deeply.
-
Spacing: Thin or transplant seedlings 12 – 18 inches apart for healthy growth.
-
Watering: Keep soil evenly moist during germination; water moderately once seedlings are established.
-
Germination Period: 14 – 28 days under warm and well-lit conditions.
-
Care: Provide full sun, deadhead spent blooms to encourage continuous flowering, and mulch lightly to retain soil moisture.
