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- MIMETES
CUCULLATUS
‘COMMON PAGODA’
This unusual, multistemmed shrub
is easy to grow and reaches up to 2m
high. Neat and compact, it’s colourful
throughout the year. It likes to be
well watered from autumn through to
spring. An excellent plant for coastal
gardens, it can also be grown in
large containers. - LEUCADENDRON
‘HARLEQUIN’
This compact 1 x 1m shrub makes
a perfect low hedge. Its green foliage
emerges from bright red stems, and
from late summer to spring, its long-
lived flowers change from orange
to pink. It’s completely at home in
both beds and containers. - PROTEA
‘ATLANTIC QUEEN’
This P. magnifica (Queen Protea)
cultivar is particularly suited to summer-
rainfall areas. In winter, its blooms
attract birds and make beautiful cut
flowers. Fully grown plants reach
about 1,5m high with a similar spread
in full sun. Established plants tolerate
periods of drought and frost. It needs
good air circulation.- PROTEA ‘PINK DUKE’
A cross between P. magnifica and
P. eximia, ‘Pink Duke’ has clear pink
flowers that appear in late winter and
continue into spring. These 2m-tall
plants thrive in well-drained soils, and
once established, tolerate moderate frost
and extended dry periods. It’s ideal as a
hedge or screen and as a cut flower. 2
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