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Common Name:

Plant Type:
Evergreen shrub
Family:
Proteaceae (The Protea Family)
Geographic Origin:
South and southern Africa
California Native?:
No

Plant Size:
4 feet high
Landscape/Garden Uses:
bold display
Flowering Season:
Winter and spring

Flower Color:
Red
Exposure:
Sun or light shade
Soils:
Well-drained soil

Suggested Irrigation:
Occasional to little watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 20-25 degrees F.

Purplish black leaves on a slow growing shrub, dark red flower bracts winter-spring.