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Protea "Susara" 5Liter
SKU MAD513
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Protea "Susara" 5Liter
Product Details
Weight: 5.00 kg
Protea ‘Susara’
Botanical Name
Protea ‘Susara’
Common Names
- Susara Protea
- Protea
- South African Protea
Product Description
Protea ‘Susara’ is a striking evergreen shrub known for its large, creamy-white flowers with soft pink tips and ornamental, leathery foliage. This slow-growing native plant is ideal for feature garden beds, native gardens, and cut flower arrangements. Hardy and drought-tolerant once established, it adds structural beauty, colour, and attraction for birds and pollinators to South African landscapes.
Size When Fully Grown
- Height: ± 1.2–2 m
- Spread: ± 1–1.5 m
- Growth habit: Upright, bushy, clump-forming
Best Growing Conditions
- Light: Full sun
- Essential for optimal flowering and growth
- Soil: Well-drained, slightly acidic sandy or loamy soil
- Avoid waterlogged or heavy clay soils
- Watering: Low to moderate
- Drought-tolerant once established
- Climate:
- Thrives in temperate, subtropical, and coastal regions
- Sensitive to frost when young; protect seedlings
- Maintenance: Low
- Remove spent flowers to encourage new growth
- Minimal pruning required; occasional protea-specific fertiliser enhances flowering
- Essential for optimal flowering and growth
- Avoid waterlogged or heavy clay soils
- Drought-tolerant once established
- Thrives in temperate, subtropical, and coastal regions
- Sensitive to frost when young; protect seedlings
- Remove spent flowers to encourage new growth
- Minimal pruning required; occasional protea-specific fertiliser enhances flowering
Best Planting Season & Growth Cycle (South Africa)
- Best Time to Plant: Autumn to early spring
- Active Growing Season: Spring through summer
- Flowering Season: Late winter to early summer
- Dormant Season: Winter (growth slows; young plants may need frost protection)
- Seasonal Notes:
- Ideal for feature garden beds, native plant landscaping, and cut flower production
- Provides year-round foliage interest and dramatic flowering
- Ideal for feature garden beds, native plant landscaping, and cut flower production
- Provides year-round foliage interest and dramatic flowering
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