PROTEA 'TANGO" Orange Pincushion (Leucospermum)

I am delighted to see my small rooting of Protea bought last May from Madeira Exotics has its first bloom developing ...

 

Mine is spending winter in and out of the garage, I have some buds and I dont want to lose them, lost a lot due to frost last year.

 

Very nice Victoria look forward to when it flowers. I killed mine I think with the soil mixture I used .

 

I lost my first one too the year before. Mine is planted in bog stand cheap compost, like all my other plants.

 

If you dont want to faff around too much just water it with cold tea a few times.
Especially if it starts to look a bit yellow.

 

I have always thought cold tea was good for plants, I have even put J's coffee grounds on things. And milk that has gone off, watered down. I was brought up to use what is available.