Protea repens ‘Pink’

Proteas are well adapted to our Mediterranean climate, making them carefree plants with bountiful rewards. After a few years, when your protea is established, it will want deep watering every couple weeks, though it will tolerate more if the drainage is excellent.

While typical protea respond very poorly to clay soils, this one is fairly durable in heavy soils. If grown in heavier soils the watering should be less frequent and the soil should be well amended with cactus mix during planting.

Yellowing leaves often indicate overwatering, though if the plant has been kept on the dry side they can indicate a PH imbalance, which can be fixed by adding cottonseed meal or chelated iron.