Where Do Proteas Grow

Plant in a sunny position where the air circulates freely around the plant – they love windy areas.They thrive in sandy, acidic, well-drained and rocky soils.Plant in a hole twice the size of the container the plant came in.Water deeply once a week for the first two years after planting.

What is Africa's national flower?

Giant or king protea – Protea cynaroides The giant or king protea is widely distributed in the south-western and southern areas of the Western Cape, from the Cedarberg up to just east of Grahamstown.

Is a protea a tree?

Protea caffra (sometimes called the common protea), native to South Africa, is a small tree or shrub which occurs in open or wooded grassland, usually on rocky ridges. Its leaves are leathery and hairless. The flower head is solitary or in clusters of 3 or 4 with the involucral bracts a pale red, pink or cream colour.