Common Name
Black-beard sugarbush, (Afrikaans: Swartbaardsuikerbos)
Belongs to group called Bearded sugarbushes
- the flower is a stunning cream with black velvety beard
- grows to an erect shrub- 2 - 3 m tall
- this plant looks a lot like Protea neriifolia, except the flowers are cream to pink and heavily bearded with brown and purple/black hairs
- flowers from April to August
- habitat is in sandstone, ferricrete and granite soils
- it is a fast grower and does well in coastal gardens
- sow in autumn
- hardy to USDA zone 9
Plant Properties
Price per
pack of 10 seeds
:
$2,27