FAQs

It is best to prune your Protea plant after flowering has finished, by removing all spent protea flowers and bent branches, with established plants the stem can be cut to leave about 10cm of stem remaining on the plant,  with younger plants the stem should be cut to the first node.

Protea Flowers can be picked during the season to use in floral arrangements this will also reduce amount of pruning required at the end of the season.

Pruning Protea plants will ensure abundance of protea flowers in the future and maintain the shape of the plant.

Do not prune the unflowering Protea stems unless they are impacting the shape of the plant as these will be the following years Protea flowers 

Find more information on pruning Proteas here

For information on how to prune a Leucadendron click here

Proteaceae plants require a low phosphorus fertiliser, such as one suitable for Australian Natives.

A large amount of the plants in the Proteaceae family are Native to Australia and South Africa, The Genus Telopea more commonly known as Waratahs are Australian Native plant where as Protea, Leucadendron, Leucospermum, Aulax and Serruria are native to South Africa.

Ausflora Pacific grows Protea plants in 42mm tubes, 75mm tubes, 140mm pots, 200mm pots and 250mm pots.

Many Proteaceae plants are medium to large shrubs and do best when grown in the ground, however some are suitable to be grown in pots, some varieties that are good in pots are; Protea White Crown PBR, Protea Pink Crown, Leucadendron Bella's Buttons, Leucadendron Devils Blush, Leucadendron Jack Harre, Leucadendron Misty Sunrise, Leucadendron Yellow Countess, Leucospermum Tiara, Leucospermum Moonlight, Leucospermum Goldie

An Australian native potting mix is recommended if growing your Protea in a pot.

PBR means that a plant is protected by Plants Breeders Rights,

Our varieties that are protected by PBR are Protea White Crown, Protea Grandicolor & Gembrook Waratah

Generally Proteaceae plants require an acidic soil (ph below 7), we generally recommend a ph of 5.5 - 6.5 for variteties grown at Ausflora Pacific

Different varieties of Proteaceae plants flower at different times of year, Leucospermum plants generally flower in late Spring and Summer, Some Protea varieties such as King Protea flower in Summer and others such as Protea Pink Ice flower in Autumn and Winter, Waratahs flower in Spring and Leucadendrons have their optimum colour from Late Summer to Late Spring depending on species. 

To find out flower availabiliy of our main lines visit our flowers page.

We are a wholesale nursery and have minimum order quantities, if you wish to purchase wholesale please contact our sales team for further information.

To buy our plants retail see our Where to buy our plants page.

Most of the varieties in the Ausflora Pacific Nursery are frost tolerant for frosts ranging 0°C to - 5°C

The Varieties in our range that we deem intolerant to frost are Leucadendron Christmas Cone, Leucandendron Gandogerii and Leucadendron Safari Gold Strike

Yes , Ausflora Pacific are Accredited to supply Protea plants Australia wide and can ship to Tasmania, Western Australia (W.A.), South Australia (S.A.), Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Queensland (QLD), New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria (VIC)

We are a wholesale protea plant nursery, to purchase our stock from a retailer please see our Where to Buy page for stockists

Protea Plants range from small to large shrubs, The smallest Protea plant we grow at Ausflora Pacifc is Protea White Crown PBR which only grows to 45cm high, However many of the common Protea plants like Protea Pink Ice and Protea Lancelot can grow to 3m however the size can be maintained if the plant is pruned regularly

We generally recommend Pruning Leucadendron after their flowering period usually Late Winter to Early Summer,

It is advised to Prune a Leucadendron before the next years growth appears

Always use clean tools to Prune your Leucadendron

Remove up to 2/3rds of the plant

Remove old flowers/cones and unsightly branches leaving at least 10cm of healthy stem behind Prune Leucadendrons every year to maintain the size and shape of the shrub 

View a short video of how to prune a Leucadendron here