Leucadendron 'Safari Sunset' (Leucadendron 'Safari Sunset' )

Botanical name

Leucadendron 'Safari Sunset'

Other names

Leucadendron 'Safari Sunset' , Cone bush 'Safari Sunset'

Genus

Leucadendron Leucadendron

Variety or Cultivar

'Safari Sunset' _ 'Safari Sunset' is a tender yet vigorous, erect, branching, evergreen shrub with narrowly oblong, leathery, red-flushed, olive to dark green leaves, more colourful when young, and ovoid, yellow-green flowerheads surrounded by light red bracts. Bracts mature reddish-purple then fade to golden-yellow.

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Branching, Erect

Awards

RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)

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Colour

Flower

Yellow-green in Summer; Yellow-green in Autumn

Foliage

Dark-green, Flushed red in All seasons

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How to care

Watch out for

Diseases

Vulnerable to chlorosis resulting from magnesium deficiency.

General care

Pruning

Pruning group 1. Tolerates frequent pruning so suitable for use as cut foliage for flower arranging.

Propagation methods

Seed, Semi-hardwood cuttings

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Monthly care advice

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Where to grow

Leucadendron 'Safari Sunset' (Leucadendron 'Safari Sunset' ) will reach a height of 2.5m and a spread of 2m after 5-10 years.

Suggested uses

Wallside and trellises, Sub-Tropical, Mediterranean, Indoor, Flower Arranging, Drought Tolerant, Conservatory

Cultivation

Under glass, grow in a mix of 1 part ericaceous compost and 3 parts grit or perlite with peat or peat alternative. Site in full light with low humidity. In growth, water moderately and feed with magnesium sulphate and urea at half-strength in spring and autumn. Water sparingly in winter. In frost free areas, grow outdoors in poor, neutral to acid, well-drained soil in sun. Leaves will yellow in magnesium deficient soil.

Soil type

Loamy, Sandy

Soil drainage

Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral

Light

Full Sun

Aspect

South

Exposure

Sheltered

UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.

Tender in frost (H3), Indoor heated (H1)

USDA zones

Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9

Defra's Risk register #1

Plant name

Leucadendron 'Safari Sunset' (Leucadendron 'Safari Sunset' )

Common pest name

Lance nematode; Nematode; Lance

Scientific pest name

Hoplolaimus spp.

Type

Nematode

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

2

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

4

General biosecurity comments

Nematode species potentially affecting a wide variety of crops; prohibition of soil likely to mitigate risk substantially; keep under review in light of interceptions or findings should they occur in the EU.

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Date updated: 7^th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/