Leucadendron 'Summer Sun'
| Botanical Name: | Proteaceae Leucadendron laureolum x strobilinum |
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| Height: | 1.5m |
| Width: | 1.5m |
| Position: | Full Sun |
| Flowering Time: | Spring |
| Frost tolerance: | will tolerate frosts to -5°C |
| Uses: | feature plant, foliage, cut flower |
Description: Leucadendron 'Summer Sun' is a Spring flowering shrub with a rounded growth habit that can be used in many garden and landscape situations.
It is also a popular cutflower.
How to look after Leucadendron Summer Sun:
Plant in a free draining acidic soil.
Although Leucadendrons are drought tolerant, soil should be kept moist in the first year until plant is established, once established they may require some watering in extremely dry conditions.
Leucadendron Summer Sun will benefit from pruning after flowering usually mid spring when after the 'pom poms' start to brown, this will help to maintain shape and size.
