Proteas

Juliet is a compact protea with an amazing winter-spring display of striking coppery-pink flowers with a hint of white feathering. The showy flowers look impressive in the garden as a feature, mass planting, or cut flowers. Juliet is ideal for small areas, rockeries and containers.

Soil: Well-drained soil. In heavy soils, create a mound for planting.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Drought, light frost and coast tolerant. 
Size: Height 1.5m x width 1.5m

Protea Cream Mink is a dense evergreen shrub renowned for its spectacular winter display of large, creamy white flowers highlighted with dramatic black feathered edges. This variety forms a compact, bushy shrub, making it an excellent choice for smaller gardens, rockeries, and decorative containers. It also works beautifully as a feature plant or informal screen, where its architectural foliage and standout blooms can be fully appreciated. Flowering through winter, it provides welcome colour and interest during the cooler months when many other plants are dormant. The long stems and exceptionally long-lasting blooms make Cream Mink a superb cut flower, adding elegance and style to indoor arrangements. 


Soil: Well-drained soil. With clay soils, create a mound for planting.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Drought, frost and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 2.5m x width 2m

Australis Passion is a rare compact protea with creamy pink feathery flower bracts surrounding a dark centre. The protea flowers from autumn to spring; providing a stunning splash of colour to the garden during the colder months and supplying food for birds and bees. Plant as a feature, into tubs, shape into a low hedge or mass plant for a stunning effect. As with all proteas, Australis Passion is a fantastic cut flower. Be sure to use a native soil mix when planting. Exotic potting mix or exotic fertiliser will kill them.

Soil: Well-drained soil. If you have clay soils, use mounds to facilitate drainage.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Frost, drought and coastal tolerant
Size: Height 2m x width 2m

Leucadendron Inca Gold is a striking upright evergreen shrub prized for its vivid seasonal display - bringing bold, luminous colour to your garden. This densely bushy variety features broad mid-green foliage and strong red-tinted stems that add interest even before flowering begins. In spring, the stems are crowned with wide, tulip-shaped yellow bracts that glow with intensity, their edges delicately brushed in red. As the cooler months arrive, these bracts deepen to a rich, warm gold, making Inca Gold a standout in late winter and early spring landscapes. The medium-length stems are ideal for picking and floral work, offering long-lasting colour both in the garden and the vase. A robust and reliable performer, this shrub maintains a neat, upright form and responds beautifully to pruning. For best results, trim back stems in late spring to encourage dense, fresh growth for the following season.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Frost, drought and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 1.5m x width 1.5m

Protea Frosted Fire is a breathtaking fusion of beauty and resilience that will ignite your garden with its unique charm and vibrant colours. Frosted Fire captivates with its fiery red bracts tipped with a delicate touch of frosty white. These stunning flowers bloom from late winter through spring, creating a dazzling display of colour and texture that will make your garden stand out. Whether you’re aiming to create a bold focal point, enhance a mixed border, or design a distinctive hedge, Frosted Fire is incredibly versatile. 

Soil: Well-draining native soil.
Conditions: Prefers full sun and is drought, coastal and moderately frost tolerant.
Size: Height 2.5m x width 2m  

Camellia japonica White Waratah presents as an elegant, upright shrub/tree with versatile uses in the garden. Its strong growth habit makes it ideal for hedging, bordering, or as a striking standalone specimen. Boasting a very old-style, semi-double anemone form, White Waratah's blooms are pure white - adding a touch of grace and charm to any landscape. With an extended flowering season, White Waratah offers a long-lasting floral display, enhancing winter and spring gardens with its elegant blooms.

Soil: Requires well-drained, compost-enriched soil; raised beds are recommended for heavy clay soils.
Conditions: Thrives in part shade to shade; tolerates morning sun until midday with adequate mulching and watering, especially during summer months.
Size: Height 3-8m+ x width 1.5-2.5m

Put on a spectacular show of botanical beauty in your garden with Protea Pandora. This evergreen shrub comes to life from late winter through spring, producing a stunning display of deep pink blooms with soft, feather-like bracts. The compact flowers provide long-lasting colour and texture, making it a standout feature in any landscape. Ideal for coastal, low-maintenance, water-wise and native gardens, Pandora is both hardy and versatile. It also makes an excellent choice for cut flower arrangements, adding a unique and elegant touch indoors. In addition to its visual appeal, this variety helps attract birds to the garden, bringing added life and movement to your outdoor space.

Soil: Well-draining native soil.
Conditions: Prefers full sun, drought, coastal and moderate frost tolerant.
Size: Height 1m x  width 1m  

Protea Mayday is a perfect feature plant. Showing off soft grey/green foliage and spectacular pink flowers gently tipped in white, this larger growing protea will make an elegant statement wherever it is used. The showy flowers look impressive in the garden as a feature, mass planting, or a screen. The flowers are equally beautiful in a vase freshly picked, or used as part of a dried flower arrangement. Ensure an Australian native potting mix and fertiliser is used if growing in pots, and select a pot with adequate drainage holes as these plants do not like to be waterlogged.

Soil: Well-drained soil. In heavy soils, create a mound for planting.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Drought, frost and coast tolerant.
Size: Height 2m x width 2m