Leucadendron salignum
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Bushy evergreen shrub about 1.5m tall, with red stems covered in green, flushed red leaves and greenish-yellow or orange-red floral bracts, produced from late spring to late in autumn
Scientific classification
- Species
- Leucadendron salignum (Leucadendron salignum)
- Genus
- Leucadendron
- Family
- Proteaceae
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- Toxicity
- Shrubs
- Plant type
- 1-1.5 metres
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- Evergreen
- Foliage
- Bushy
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
- Season of interest
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of Leucadendron salignum
Distribution map
Temp Southern Africa
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of Leucadendron salignum
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Leucadendron salignum care guide
- Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Fertilizing
FertilizingBalanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer
Pruning
PruningPruning goup 1 (little or no pruning of trees and shrubs)
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in summer
Growing
GrowingIn milder and frost-free areas, grow in well-drained, neutral to acid soil, in full sun in a warm, dry position such as a courtyard or against a south-facing or west-facing wall; in frost-prone areas, grow in a cool or temperate greenhouse, in a mix of lime-free potting compost and grit, in full light and low humidity. Water moderately during the growing season and sparingly in winter
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
Generally disease-free
Pests
May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mites under glass
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