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Protea mundii
Also called Forest White Sugarbush, White Sugarbush, Forest White Protea, Mund's Sugarbush, Pin Head Protea
Protea mundii is a shrub or small tree from forest margins in South Africa's Cape, growing up to about 8 m, with white to ivory flowers. It is grown in gardens; the key is well-drained, low-nutrient soil and a sunny, airy position.
Protea mundii, the forest sugarbush, is a flowering shrub native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa, growing in forest margins at 200 to 1,300 m (660 to 4,270 ft) elevation. It grows to a height of 8 m (26 ft). The plant has white to ivory flowers, which are attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds. The specific name commemorates Johannes Ludwig Leopold Mund, a German natural history collector who was active in the Cape until 1831.
Protea mundii is cultivated as a garden plant.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Protea mundii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
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.
