Proteas require relatively low investment and can be used as cut flowers, as cut foliage, as potted plants, as well as for gardening and landscaping, including roadside verges. The Agricultural Research Organization Bet Dagan, Israel Background Proteaceae is a big family of perennial, evergreen shrubs, with ornamental branches and large, exotic-looking flowers that grow naturally in the Southern Hemisphere. Both the branches and the flowers of the proteas are a saleable commodity.
Proteas come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes.
The new Leucospermum cultivar 'Miriam', for instance, is particularly suitable for landscaping. The investment in protea plantations is relatively low. Their expertise in the cultivation of proteaceous plants is exceptional.