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    • Photo of Protea grandiceps flower by Karl Gercens III

    Photo by Karl Gercens III

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    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.

    By: The Desert Northwest

    Gardening facts about Protea grandiceps plant

    How to Grow Protea grandiceps

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun

    • Water Needs

      • drought tolerant

    • Soil Needs

      • well-drained
      • gritty

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • apricot
      • coral

    • Wildlife

      • deer resistant

    • Fruit

      • yellow

    • Flower Season

      • fall

    • Foliage Season

      • evergreen

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    Plant Type

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    Zones

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    Size

    Height: 1'-6'

    Width: 1'-6'

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    Zones

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    Height: 6'

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    Protea scolymocephala

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    Plant Type

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    Zones

    9a-10b

    Size

    Height: 2'-4'

    Width: 2'-4'

    • sun
    • regular - drought tolerant
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    Plant Type

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    Zones

    9a-10b

    Size

    Height: 6'-8'

    Width: 4'

    • sun
    • regular - drought tolerant
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    Protea eximia

    aka Protea latifolia, Broadleaf Sugarbush

    Plant Type

    Shrub

    Zones

    9a-10b

    Size

    Height: 6'-10'

    Width: 6'-12'

    • sun
    • regular - drought tolerant
    Photo of Protea eximia flower, foliage by Marco Schmidt
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