Protea repens, known as the common sugarbush and in Afrikaans as the suikerbossie, is an erect shrub growing in the southern Cape Provinces of South Africa. This species is relatively adaptable and variable and can be found growing widely in various soils.

Protea (/ ˈproʊtiːə / [2]) is a genus of South African flowering plants, also called sugarbushes (Afrikaans: suikerbos). It is the type genus of the Proteaceae family. [3] About 92% of the species occur only in the Cape Floristic Region, a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clanwilliam to Grahamstown, South Africa.

The Sugarbush's significance is not limited to South Africa. It is the first protea to have flowered in cultivation in Europe (at Kew Royal Gardens, ca 1780), and (ca 1890) in Australia, New Zealand and California, countries in which proteas are now important commercial crops. For 200 years Protea repens was South Africa's national flower. It ...

Common names: sugarbush, common sugarbush, real sugarbush, honey protea (Eng.), suikerbos, stroopbos, opregtesuikerbos (Afr.) SA Tree No: 94.2. Protea repens is an excellent addition to any wildlife-friendly garden as the large amount of nectar produced by the flowers attracts birds, bees and other insects.

Sugarbush Protea is native to South Africa with 4-6 inch cone-shaped flower heads. The flower produce nectar and was medicinally used to cure coughs.

The genus Protea is easily recognized by the involucral bracts which surround the inflorescences, the florets with three completely fused and one totally free perianth parts, and hairy, woody fruit almost indistinguishable from the ovaries.

Protea repens [Sugarbush] part of the Proteaceae family with Red or White flowers flowering in Fall-Winter-Spring avaliable from Australian Native Plants located in Ventura, CA

Protea repens comes in the usual protea colors from cream to a darker red. It is an upright bush that flowers freely, attracting lots of ...Read More wildlife to its nectar laden blooms. Bees just adore it and the buzzing surrounding one in full bloom is incredibly loud.

Native to South Africa, sugarbush protea is valued by plant collectors for its large, exotic blossoms that appear in the warm season. The nectar was once collected and processed into syrup. Sugarbush is challenging to grow outside its native range, but plants are often successful in Southern California and warm Mediterranean climates.

Plant database entry for Sugar Bush (Protea repens) with 12 images and 16 data details.