I had a critter tear through all my cuttings a few months ago and among the casualties were all my small tender leucadendron cuttings. This time around I decided to go big and stuck in some sizable branches into a five galon pot of perlite with a little rooting hormone and covered the pot with a trash bag. Well the critters left them alone and after a few weeks this time I have success!
I purchased this plant more than a year ago labeled Leucadendron 'Safari Sunset' but after looking at pictures I suspect this may actually be 'Jester'.
Nice healthy roots
I made a mix of 2 parts peat moss, 1 part vermiculite, and 1 part perlite.
Happy plants already showing new growth
When I bought the plant I had no idea how protea grew and made the rookie mistake of assuming they were tropical so I place my plant next to our porch where it only gets the last few hours of the day in full sun and I gave it a ton of water. Apparently Leucadendrons are fairly tolerant because my plant didn't die and is still growing nicely in the same spot. I want to move it but worry the stress of the move maybe to much for it.
I should mention that we do have very well draining soil on our property which maybe why the plant has survived without rotting.
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