This upright shrub has greyish trunk and spreading branches that form a bushy rounded habit. It has grey-green narrow oblong leathery leaves and the large cup-shaped pinkish flower head appears during summer above the foliage.

Hardiness zones 9 to 10 

Protea magnifica is naturally found on the Western Cape of South Africa. It prefers moderately fertile to poor soils that are tending acid in an open sunny position and is drought tolerant but is frost tender. 

The Queen Protea is grown for its flowers and is planted in shrub borders or as a feature plant attracting birds. It is used in coastal or mountain gardens establishing in 3 to 5 years. The flowers are used in the cut flower trade and the plant may be grown in containers and under glass in cold climates. ID 2198

Protea (PROH-tee-uh) magnifica (mag-NEF-ee-ka)

Proteaceae (pro-tee-AY-see-ee)
Protea Family