Proteas, and their close relatives, the leucospermums and leucadendrons, are renowned for their magnificent flowers. They are also highly regarded as feature plants in the garden, as beautiful windbreaks, and as dense screening plants.
This book covers all aspects of growing proteas, including propagation, site selection, planting, fertilising and pruning. A chapter on growing proteas for profit discusses marketing strategies, and picking and handling the cut flowers. The book also provides detailed descriptions of the most popular and widely grown species and hybrids, accompanied by numerous colour photographs.
