PROTEA ASSORTED

Availability : Year-round of one type or another.
Shelf Life: 20-24 Days
Color : Range from pink and white to red.
Flowers are not fragrant
Sold by: Single Stems

Botanical Name : Protea cynaroides
Common Name : King Protea
Product Use : Cut Flower
Pronunciation : pro-TEE-a sin-a-ROY-deez
Family Roots : Member of the Proteaceae (protea family).

Native to South Africa.

Common relatives include Grevillea, Leucodendron, Leucospermum and Banksia.

Personality : Numerous flowers in dome-shaped heads, 12 inches across, surrounded by stiff colored bracts, giving a crown-like appearance.

Stems with leathery leaves, cut to various lengths.

Plant is an evergreen shrub, classed as a dicotyledon.

Ethylene Sensitivity : Low

Care and Handling : Remove bottom leaves if present, recut stems under water and place into a fresh flower food solution.

Leaf blackening due to low light, keep in well-lit situation.

Storage Specifics : 32-34 F, provide light during storage to prevent leaf blackening. Use fresh flower foods before storage also to reduce/prevent leaf blackening.

Tidbits :Named after Proteus, a Greek sea god with the power of prophecy. The species name of cynaroides refers to the plant's resemblance to artichoke whose Latin name is Cynara.

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