Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Proteas???, 1 by Kell

Kell wrote:
I just love them!! We have a bunch growing in the San Francisco Arboretum and they get moist fog for hours a day. They get quite big. I think they are the most fascinating group of plants I have ever come into contact with. Presently I am gathering books on them and there are not many! Next year I am planning to take a few road trips just to see them.

Maybe you could try a Protea neriifolia which is one of the more tolerant of water and cold. I have read it can be grown in a climate with wet winters and dry summers, or even the reverse conditions and can even withstand light, brief frosts.

I do not find the bush itself attractive but then I do not like the dry, windblown desert look. LOL. But full of blooms, they are incredible. I would think to be happy rather soon you would need a fairly large container.