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Size
Ultimate height
0.5–1 metresTime to ultimate height
5–10 yearsUltimate spread
0.5–1 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Well–drainedpH
Acid, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Red Cream | Green Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Green Red | |||
| Autumn | Red | Green Red | ||
| Winter | Red | Green Red |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
ShelteredDrought resistance
Yes Hardiness
H3Botanical details
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Bushy
- Genus
Leucadendron are small evergreen trees and shrubs grown for their cone-like clusters of flowers surrounded by large, leaf-like, often colourful bracts. Both male and female plants are needed to produce fruiting cones. The stems are clothed in leathery, stalkless leaves
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
In milder areas, grow outside in poor, well-drained, neutral to acidic soil, in full sun in a warm, dry position such as a courtyard or against a south-facing or west-facing wall; in frost-prone areas, grow in a cool or temperate greenhouse, in a mix of lime-free potting compost and grit, in full light and low humidity, and water moderately during the growing season and sparingly in winter
Propagation
Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in summer
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Gravel garden
- Mediterranean climate plants
- Coastal
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- Cut flowers
- Wall side borders
Pruning
Pruning group 1 (little or no pruning of trees and shrubs)
Pests
May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite under glass
Diseases
Generally disease-free
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