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Protea amplexicaulis
Also called Amplexicaule Pleuranthe, Clasping Sugarbush, Claspingleaf Sugarbush, Ivy Leaf Sugarbush, Shy Sugarbush, Stem Clasping Sugarbush, Tophats
Protea amplexicaulis is a low, spreading shrub in the Protea family, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa, grown mainly for its winter-flowering blooms. It needs full sun, excellent drainage and acidic, low-fertility soil, and it regenerates from seed after fire.
Protea amplexicaulis, the clasping-leaf sugarbush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Protea. The plant is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa and occurs from Citrusdal to the Kogelberg, as well as in the Langeberg. The shrub remains low and spreads out, becoming 1.3 m in diameter and flowering from June to September.
Fire destroys the plant but the seeds survive. The seeds are stored in a shell and spread by the wind. The plant is unisexual. Pollination takes place by the action of rats and mice. The plant grows sandstone soils at elevations of 180 to 1,600 m.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
