Protea Flower Varieties. This is also the most popular kind bearing the largest flower of about 5 to 12 inches in diameter. Specialty Protea flowers are seasonal with many varieties including Kings Protea Minks Pincushions Banksia and Foliage types.
Instead of petals they have bright pink bracts or leaf-like structures around tiny tube-like. White Protea flower symbolizes integrity honesty pure spirit faith religion and innocence. All of these are tender perennials native to Africa and Australia.
This is also the most popular kind bearing the largest flower of about 5 to 12 inches in diameter.
Protea Protea Australis Ruby. The true proteas are from the Protea genus. Rose Mink Protea laurifololia An example of large Protea flower variety it can grow anywhere from eight to 10 feet in height and width. Protea coronata green sugarbush Protea grandiceps red sugarbush Protea holosericea saw-edge sugarbush Protea laurifolia gray-leaf sugarbush.