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Silver Cone Proteaceae Details
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Silver Cone Protea Category: Exotics
Genus: Protea Proteaceae
Common Name: Protea
Name: Silver Cone
Botanical Name: Leucadendron galpinii
Color: Silver
Bloom Size: Small
Grades:
Storage Temperature: 2°C, 36°F
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  • It has soft, narrow, silvery-gray leaves. Male flowers are yellow pompons and the female flowers are silvery gray cones flushed with pink.
  • Leucadendron galpinii (Galpin's Leucadendron) - This is an upright evergreen shrub that grows to 6-7 feet tall and about 5 feet wide

Availability

One of the oldest groups of flowering plants, protea have existed for over 300 million years. Smaller florist sized packs of 40 to 50 stems are increasingly popular.
Widely grown in Californian as well as Australia / New Zealand Protea are available virtually year round because of their opposite seasons.

Care and Handling

Most varieties of Protea dry extremely well.

Grades

A family of interesting and unusual long lasting flowers available in a vast array of shapes, colours and sizes. Florist quality Protea should be a minimum of 40 to 50 cm with some varieties reaching 90 cm tall.
Protea are graded by stem length and bloom size.

Preparation

Leaves should be removed from bottom 20 cm of stems.

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