Pink Ice

there has been an old Protea shrub in the front yard since we moved in 7 years ago. our neighbours have told us that this shrub is the only one left on the street, since everyone else who have previously lived in the neighbourhood had cut theirs down and all the people on the street even had 1 or 2 of their own proteas. we decided since this was the last one on this street, we could keep ours and it bloom such pretty flowers, it was alright to keep.

Protea 'Pink Ice'

the bud

it is originally from South Africa, from the Proteace family and is an evergreen shrub. It is very drought tolerant and can handle a lot of sun. It is quite tolerant to salt and wind as well and does not do so well with a lot of water and can handle acidic soils It comes in a large number of colours but i specifically have the pink one in my front yard.

It flowers from February all they way to August and it is a pretty low maintenance plant.

it has been around longer then we have lived here and it is still a very strong and healthy plant that can take just about anything, with very pretty flowers!

this would be a good plant to get into if you're into evergreen shrubs that are low maintenance and have big flowers. There are many different coloured ones and they do some in different shapes and sizes with very different flowers.

:)