Height: 1.5M
Width: 1.5M
Coastal tolerant
Moderate frost tolerance once established
A erect relatively vigorous growing shrub. Smothers itself in orange/yellow flushed red bracts Autumn to Winter. Adaptable to a wide range of soil types that are well drained. For best colour plant in an open sunny situation. Avoid fertilisers. Pick stems for floral use as a form of pruning. Complete pruning in late Spring. If pruned back well, flowering will be enhanced the following year. Frost tolerant once established. Great coastal plant.
Leucadendron Amy
All of the plants we sell are hardy once established (two years) and require the following things:
Full sun (Minimum 5 hours per day)
Free draining soil
NO Fertiliser, Lime, compost or other feed (unless a clearly labeled specialist fertiliser for Proteacae family)
Water well until established (twice a week)
Cover for expected frosts until established (do not leave covered for winter)
Prune by picking any spent flowers