Leucospermum Oleifolium
Pincushon Protea
Leucospermum is a dense shrub which can grow to 2m in height and produces masses of large blooms that resemble pincushions, giving them their common name. They prefer poor, acidic soil that is not too heavy, and which must be well-draining, and bright light. They are frost tender and must be offered winter protection if grown in colder temperate climates. If grown indoors, good ventilation and air circulation is essential. Leucospermum Oleifolium - Pincushion Protea - in the Protea family has broad, silvery/grey leaves and pale yellow pincushion-lie flowers that age to orange and red, so that at times the plant will have flowers of each colour at the same time.
Contributed by @nej
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Not Frost hardy
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Light and free draining
Common name
Pincushon Protea
Latin name
Leucospermum Oleifolium
type
Flowering shrubs or trees
family
Proteaceae
ph
3.0 - 5.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Light and free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.50 M
1.00 M
Leucospermum Oleifolium
Leucospermum is a dense shrub which can grow to 2m in height and produces masses of large blooms that resemble pincushions, giving them their common name. They prefer poor, acidic soil that is not too heavy, and which must be well-draining, and bright light. They are frost tender and must be offered winter protection if grown in colder temperate climates. If grown indoors, good ventilation and air circulation is essential. Leucospermum Oleifolium - Pincushion Protea - in the Protea family has broad, silvery/grey leaves and pale yellow pincushion-lie flowers that age to orange and red, so that at times the plant will have flowers of each colour at the same time.
Planting indoors
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
If proteas are grown in containers add crocks to the bottom of them to improve drainage. Compost needs to be well drained and acidic. A mixture of peat, bark, grit and polystyrene beads is ideal. The essential bit is that the compost in your container is well drained. They need full sunlight and plenty of well circulated air.
Planting outside
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Position in full sun, preferably on a south facing slope in well drained, acidic soil which is low in nutrients. Winter protection must be provided in temperatures below 5C, especially for young, newly planted protea.
Flowering
From Late Winter TO Early Summer
The showy pincushion-like flowers appear from late Winter to early Summer
Propagating by cuttings
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Take softwood cuttings from new growth early in the day in Spring or early Summer. Cut, neatly, a 4" approx. piece of a non-flowering shoot, pinch out the tip, and cut off the bottom leaves. Dip the bottom of the cutting in hormone rooting powder, and carefully place in a pot of cutting compost with the leaves just above the level of the compost. Water, label, cover with a polythene bag, and place in a warm, bright place, out of direct sunlight. Take the polythene bag off periodically for a while for ventilation (at least twice a week)
nej
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