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Tropical Flower Care: Keep the water in the vase of your
King
Protea fresh. Replace the water every 3 days with cool water keeping the water level near the top of the vase.
Re-cut
1/2" from the base of each King Protea stem under water using a
sharp knife with each water change. Remove any foliage
that may become submerged after re-cutting.
Variety note: The King Protea is the
Protea flower that we are most accustomed
to seeing. Native to Southern Africa, it is their national flower.
King Proteas" are one of the largest in the Proteaceae
family reaching a maximum width of 12" when fully opened. These large
heavy flowers will require a deep heavy vase to prevent tipping. The
flowers dry nicely and can be recycled into dried arrangements.
King Protea are sold by the stem
Add a commercial floral preservative such as AquaPlus or
FloraLife to the vase that contains your "King Protea"
with each water change. Floral preservative helps to prevent
bacterial growth and feeds your tropical flowers insuring a longer vase
life.
If you run out of commercial flower preservative you can
make your own fresh cut flower food mix 1/2 teaspoon of table sugar to a
quart of cold water... mixing thoroughly.
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