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Protea gaguedi

 
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Family: Proteaceae (pro-tee-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Protea (PROH-tee-uh) (Info)
Species: gaguedi (ga-GWED-eye) (Info)

Synonym:Protea abyssinica
Synonym:Protea chrysolepis
Synonym:Protea trigona

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Category:
Shrubs
Tropicals and Tender Perennials

Height:
6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)
8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)
10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m)

Spacing:
Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun

Danger:
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Bloom Color:
White/Near White

Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer
Mid Summer
Late Summer/Early Fall

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Evergreen
Deciduous
Leathery-Textured

Other details:
Unknown - Tell us

Soil pH requirements:
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Patent Information:
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Propagation Methods:
From softwood cuttings
From semi-hardwood cuttings
From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse
From seed; sow indoors before last frost
From seed; direct sow after last frost
Scarify seed before sowing
By grafting

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Gardeners' Notes:

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Neutral htop On Feb 2, 2008, htop from San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b) wrote:

I have not grown this native African plant that is usually a small tree and which can be found on dry, stony and rocky mountain slopes. Protea gaguedi has flaky, thick, corky bark. Its glabrous, elliptic to oblong (often distinctly sickle-shaped) shaped leaves are light green to blue-green with the midrib being yellowish and prominent. Its leaves fall off after a frost. Its white to pink-tinged flowers are scented, tipped with a brownish-gold or rust and are surrounded by pale green to cream-colored involucral bracts that have silvery hairs. The bracts sometimes have rusty magins. Birds and beetles pollinate the blooms. Its fruit is a hairy nutlet. Protea gaguedi is a summer rainfall species.



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