How To Grow A Protea Flower. My journey to germinate and grow from seed protea leucospermum leucadendron and mimetes. Free-draining soil is a must for members of the protea.
In the past we have tried every combination of compost and mixes you name. If youre planting it in a pot use a mixture of even parts peat bark grit and styrofoam beads. If your soil has a high clay content try growing them in containers.
With wide bracts ensconcing prodigious flowers the peculiar petals of the genus Protea Protea spp make propagation a profitable pastime for passionate gardeners.
Create a hole in the potting soil with a pencil and plant the cutting up to the base of the remaining leaves. My journey to germinate and grow from seed protea leucospermum leucadendron and mimetes. If your soil is dense try mixing decomposed granite tree bark andor small rocks into your soil mix to create an ideal Protea habitat. How do I grow them.