Protea coronata

green sugarbush

Fast growing, upright shrub tolerates clay soil / summer water better than other protea. Silvery foliage holds quirky apple green flowers that never open. Prune up for a more treelike form.

Altura	6–15 pies
Ancho	5–9 pies
Tolera	Sequía
Riego	Bajo – Moderado
This protea adapts better to summer irrigation than others as its range extends into a winter rainfall area of South Africa. This is also noted by growers. It should be watered when it is mostly dried out (never let it dry out completly), and once established this will likely be every week or two. Be particularly attentive to watering during fall through spring, if rains fail.
Resiste hasta	25 °F
Exposición	Pleno sol
Características	Con flores, Barrera visual
Interior / exterior	Exterior
Drenaje	En el suelo: mezcla para cactus, En maceta: mezcla para cactus, Tolera suelo pesado, Tolera suelo arenoso
Fertilización	Harina de sangre, Emulsión de pescado, Necesita poco, Sin fósforo
Origen	Suroeste de Sudáfrica
Nativa de California	No
Zonas Sunset	14–17, 19–24

Notas de cultivo

Proteas can be kept smaller by pruning, but don't prune more than two years of growth where there are no leaves and the branches are woody. Proteas can even be espaliered or pruned into a loose informal screen.

By tip-pinching buds early on (each time they have grown a few leaves), you can force your protea to become more dense. Since they bloom on the terminal buds, this will delay flowering.

Más información

One of the easiest protea to grow from seed. As a testiment to this, the green sugarbush quickly spreads onto fallow land and road cuts where it occurs in habitat.

Enlaces

Link to a Photo of This Plants Flower

Esta información refleja las observaciones de Grubb and Nadler y de nuestra comunidad de amantes de las plantas. Siempre tomamos en cuenta las aportaciones de otros horticultores y agradecemos los comentarios de quienes tengan más información sobre el cultivo de esta planta.

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