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Protea Pink Ice - Protée hybride
Protea Pink Ice - Protée hybride
Protea Pink Ice - Protée hybride
Protea Pink Ice - Protée hybride
Protea Pink Ice - Protée hybride
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The Pink Ice Protea is a hybrid protea known for its resistance, vigor, and magnificent late-season flowering. This bushy plant is adorned with beautiful gray-blue foliage, its original flowers are composed of intense pink bracts around a nearly white silky heart. The flowering, which begins in summer and extends into autumn, is very long-lasting on the plant and in bouquets. It is preferable to cultivate it in large pots, outside the mildest areas of our country. This allows for control of the growing substrate composition, as well as storing the plant in an unheated greenhouse or conservatory. Its cultivation requires, like all proteas, a certain know-how.
According to some sources, the 'Pink Ice' protea is the result of cross-breeding between Protea neriifolia and P. susannae. However, the International Protea Register recorded this cultivar as a hybrid of Protea compacta and P. susannae in the 80s. Proteas are perennial shrubs exclusively native to the Cape region of South Africa. Strange in every way, they need fire to germinate their seeds.
'Pink Ice' is hardy down to -6 or -7°C and seems to tolerate heavy soils better than usual varieties. Once established, this plant tolerates summer drought well. It forms a bushy mass that reaches an average size of 1.25 m (4ft) in all directions, sometimes up to 1.50 m. Its growth is quite slow. Its foliage persists in winter. It consists of lanceolate, narrow, thick, and leathery leaves with rounded tips, 15 cm (6in) long. They are covered with a bloom, which gives them a lovely gray-blue colour. Flowering generally begins in August, and continues until October, or even November if the weather is mild. The very decorative inflorescences form at the end of the stems. They take the form of cups and are composed of tough and hairy bracts brightly coloured in pink surrounding the true flowers. The latter are intensely silky, pale pink to white in colour. The flowering attracts many pollinating insects. The thick roots of this plant also serve as a storage organ. In the event of a fire, the protea is capable of regenerating from its roots, nourished by its own ashes.
The 'Pink Ice' protea is a sensational, intensely exotic plant that will delight collectors. It is a plant suited to coastal gardens spared from severe frosts, which will be cultivated in light, poor, acidic to neutral soil. It prefers the Mediterranean coast but also adapts to sufficiently sunny Atlantic coast. Florists, as well as gardeners, appreciate the longevity of its unusual flower adorned with vibrant colours. This plant will have a lot of elegance in a large exotic rockery alongside the Canary viper's bugloss or Puya, Agaves, Dasylirion, Leucadendron, and more.
Protea neriifolia (x) susannae Pink Ice in pictures
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Plant the protea 'Pink Ice' preferably in spring, or in autumn in mild climates, in a very sunny and sheltered position. This plant clearly prefers a light, well-drained, poor, mineral soil with a tendency towards acidity. However, it seems to adapt to slightly heavier soils as long as they are acidic and properly drained. In the ground, this protea withstands dry summers once well rooted. A mixture of leaf compost, a little heath soil, and coarse river sand seems appropriate. Proteas are sensitive to excess phosphates and nitrates, so it is important to avoid over-fertilizing. While adult plants tolerate occasional frosts of around -6°C (21.2°F) in dry soil, young proteas should be protected from frost during their first few years, either in a frost-free location in cool climates or under winter protection in regions with mild winters. This plant flowers after approximately 4 to 5 years of cultivation from sowing. For indoor cultivation, it is important to ensure good ventilation in the room and avoid watering with hard water.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.