A fantastic plant withstanding temperatures to freezing. Wonderful for the drier part of your tropical landscape requiring sandy quick draining soil, kept on the dry side. Native to South Africa these shrubs to small trees are grown as ornamentals and for the cut flower trade. Grow in sandy fast draining soil or container. Thriving in many types of soils, but best in a well drained acidic, sandy soil.
Foliage surrounding the pineapple like bract is multicolored of yellow, green and red.
Similar to flame tip, this species sports a yellow bract, surrounded by longish rather fancy lemon colored leaves. A popular foliage protea that's added to many tropical floral displays as a foliage filler. Hardy to the 30's.