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Protea 'Red Barron'

Description

A beautiful waxy red-dark pink flowering large shrub. Its parents are Protea obtusifolia x Protea compacta. It flowers autumn through to spring and while the shrub is fairly hardy to low 20F's, heavy frost will damage the buds. It is a long lived and hardy shrub. Excellent cut flower, screen and hedge. Prune when young to maintain lower branching and shape.

Details

Biological Name: Protea 'Red Barron'
Common Name: Red Barron
Family: Proteaceae
Origin: South African
Exposure: Full Sun
Irrigation: Drought tolerant once established
Frost: Moderately Frost Tolerant 25F (-4C)
Soil: Well-drained
Flower Color: Red
Flower Time: Fall-winter
Height: 9
Width: 6-8'
See also...
Shrub
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Hardenbergia, Acacia, Senna and Casuarinas have nitrogen-fixing nodules on their root systems to help provide nitrogen for other plants close to them?

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