In the limited spaces of suburban gardens, there is little scope for permanent shrubs with negative traits. You don’t want your plants dropping leaves, going dormant for months on end, not flowering or only for a short period, becoming spindly and sick due to pest and disease attacks, or having a tendency to suddenly dominate their bed mates with undisciplined growth.
Leucadendron ‘Safari Sunset’
Pedigree – a spectacular hybrid bred from two cone bushes endemic to South Africa’s fynbos kingdom – L. salignum x L. laureolum.
Claim to fame – bright burgundy red bracts on the tips of stems densely packed with healthy green leathery leaves flushed with maroon throughout summer and autumn. In winter, the large inflorescences with a small creamy white cone flower are surrounded by bracts that turn into a bright
