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Accession Data:

Protea neriifolia R. Br.

  • sect. Speciosae

  • Common Name: Oleanderleaf Protea
  • Family: Proteaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: South Africa

  • Description: Grows to a 3m shrub with narrow oblong leaves. Flowers are creamy-green to deep pink in winter, beard white to purple-black. Good cut flower.
  • Culture: Tolerates a wide range of soils. Coastal, light frost, easy to grow. Sow in Autumn.
  • USDA Zone: 8

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199900244
  • Source: Fijnbosch Farme
  • Accession Date: 09-03-1999
  • Bench: 2111 - MED:Fynbos C
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-27-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eudicots
  • Order: Proteales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Proteaceae
  • SubFamily: Proteoideae
  • Tribe: Proteeae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
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References (internal):

  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany

References (external):

  1. Protea neriifolia at PlantzAfrica. Accessed 12 August 2015.
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 12 August 2015.

data regenerated on Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:33:05 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Protea neriifolia

Additional images for this accession:

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Current Accessions in the Proteaceae

Subfamily Grevilleoideae
Tribe Banksieae

  • Banksiinae: Banksia hookeriana
  • Banksiinae: Banksia serrata

Subfamily Grevilleoideae
Tribe Embothrieae

  • Hakeinae: Grevillea leucopteris
  • Hakeinae: Hakea suaveolens
  • Lomatiinae: Lomatia myricoides
  • Stenocarpinae: Stenocarpus sinuatus

Subfamily Proteoideae
Tribe Proteeae

  • Protea cryophila
  • Protea cynaroides
  • Protea cynaroides
  • Protea neriifolia
  • Protea repens
  • Protea scolymocephala
  • Protea venusta W/C
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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