Species list

43 species found
Scientific name Common name Features Vegetation type(s)
Protea acuminata This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea aristata This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea aurea This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea burchellii Suitable for clay soil
This is a bird-friendly species
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Protea canaliculata This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea compacta This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea coronata Suitable for clay soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea cynaroides King Protea Good potplant
Sensitive roots
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea denticulata This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea effusa This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea eximia Easy to grow
Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Will attract the Cape Sugarbird
Protea foliosa This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea glabra This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea grandiceps This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea holosericea This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea inopina This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea lacticolor This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea lanceolata This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea laurifolia This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea lepidocarpodendron This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea longifolia This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea lorifolia This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea magnifica Queen protea Drought-resistant
Sensitive roots
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea mucronifolia This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea mundii This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea nana This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea neriifolia Oleander-leaf protea Can be used as a hedge
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Fast-growing
Sensitive roots
Suitable for clay soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea nitida Suitable for clay soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea obtusifolia This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea odorata This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea pendula This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea pityphylla This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea punctata This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea recondita This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea repens Sugarbush Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
It provides medicinal value
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This is a bird-friendly species
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Protea rupicola This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea scolymocephala thistle protea, thistle sugarbush, small green protea, scoly Drought-resistant
This will attract honey bees
Protea speciosa This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea stokoei Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea subvestita This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea sulphurea This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea susannae This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea witzenbergiana This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds

Protea acuminata

Protea aristata

Protea aurea

Protea burchellii

Protea canaliculata

Protea compacta

Protea coronata

King Protea

Protea cynaroides

Protea denticulata

Protea effusa

Protea eximia

Protea foliosa

Protea glabra

Protea grandiceps

Protea holosericea

Protea inopina

Protea lacticolor

Protea lanceolata

Protea laurifolia

Protea lepidocarpodendron

Protea longifolia

Protea lorifolia

Queen protea

Protea magnifica

Protea mucronifolia

Protea mundii

Protea nana

Oleander-leaf protea

Protea neriifolia

Protea nitida

Protea obtusifolia

Protea odorata

Protea pendula

Protea pityphylla

Protea punctata

Protea recondita

Sugarbush

Protea repens

Protea rupicola

Protea speciosa

Protea stokoei

Protea subvestita

Protea sulphurea

Protea susannae

Protea witzenbergiana