Protea grandiceps

Also Known As

Peach Protea

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 4'-6'
W: 4'-6'

planting zones

9b-11

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Protea grandiceps plant details

Protea grandiceps is a broadleaf evergreen shrub with green foliage. In fall apricot and coral flowers emerge followed by yellow fruit. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in gritty and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Protea grandiceps

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: proteaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 4 FT - 6 FT - wide, 4 FT - 6 FT - tall
Flowers: apricot and coral blooms in fall
Uses: exotic

GROWING CONDITIONS for Protea grandiceps

USDA Zones: 9b - 11
Sun exposure: sun
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: gritty and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

This compact, rounded shrub grows to 6' in the wild. It has fantastic, large, silver-blue, succulent-esque leaves and peach or coral-red flowers usually produced in the autumn. Native to drier soils on snowy mountaintops from about 3,800 to 5,000' in the Cape Region, it may be quite frost-hardy once established, given excellent drainage and as much winter sun as possible.