Shrubs

Niobe is a rare, compact protea with creamy feathery flower bracts, touched with black edging, surrounding a dark centre. Niobe flowers from autumn to spring; providing a stunning floral display 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, Niobe is a fantastic cut flower. Be sure to use a native soil mix when planting as exotic potting mix or exotic fertiliser will kill them.

Soil: Well-drained soil. Use mounds for planting in areas of heavy clay.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Frost, drought and coastal tolerant
Size: Height 2.5m x width 1.5m

Leucadendron laureolum Winter Gold is a luminous evergreen shrub that brings a warm glow to the garden all year round. Its golden-yellow foliage intensifies beautifully in the cooler months, creating a brilliant contrast against winter’s muted tones. This larger-growing, hardy shrub features bold bright-green leaves and striking yellow flower-like bracts that appear through the depths of winter, making it an eye-catching focal point in garden beds, feature pots, and water-wise landscapes. Low-maintenance and adaptable, Winter Gold thrives in a range of conditions and rewards with reliable colour and structure. Its long-lasting stems are also excellent for cut flower arrangements, adding vibrant warmth and brightness to indoor displays.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Frost, drought and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 2m x width 1.5m

Protea Susara is a gorgeous protea with grey-green leaves and creamy, salmon-pink & light red flower bracts from autumn to spring. It flowers profusely on long stems and is suitable for cut flowers. Susara is a compact and hardy shrub - ideal for small areas, rockeries and containers. 

Soil: Well-drained soil. If you don't have well-drained soil, create a mound for the plant.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Drought tolerant, frost and coast tolerant.
Size: Height 2m x width 1.5m

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

Introducing the rare and beautiful Protea Sulphurea. It is a low-growing exotic shrub with foliage that colour shifts throughout the year with vibrant pastel tones. Pendulous flower heads emerge from the foliage - brightly coloured pink bracts surround a tawny golden centre. The protea flowers during the colder months of autumn and winter - bringing a lift to the landscape with its unique beauty. Sulphurea is low maintenance and is equally at home in display pots or garden beds. The flowers are a treasure in the garden, on the patio and in flower arrangements.

Soil: Well-drained soils. If you have clay soils, use mounds to plant into to facilitate drainage.
Conditions: Sunny open position. These plants are moderately frost, coast and drought-tolerant.
Size: Height 3m x width 0.5m

The world of proteas is a fascinating one, full of vibrant colours and forms, and Effusa, also known as the Scarlet Sugarbush, stands out with its uniquely charming, pendant blooms. Imagine delicate, dragon-egg shaped flowers dangling from branches, painted in a captivating palette of lemon, salmon, and reddish grapefruit. While most protea species flaunt their flamboyant flower heads upright, Effusa dances to its own tune, its blossoms gracefully hanging downwards. This is the magic of Protea Effusa!

Soil: Well-drained soil. If you don't have well-drained soil, create a mound to facilitate planting.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Drought tolerant, frost and coast tolerant.
Size: Height 2m x width 2m

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

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