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Tropical Flower Care: Keep the water in the vase of your
Queen 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 Queen Protea stem under water using
a sharp knife with each water change. Remove any foliage
that may become submerged after re-cutting.
Variety note: Next to the King Protea, the
Queen Protea is
probably the second most popular Protea in the Proteaceae family.
Queen Protea is a large and heavy flower that will require a heavy
vase to keep them in place. Queen Protea is usually sold by the stem. There is also a green form
of this flower available.
In
their native Southern African habitat they grow as a small bush to
8 feet in height. The plant can spread to 5 foot in width. Home
owners use the plant as a border fence.
Add a commercial floral preservative such as AquaPlus or
FloraLife to the vase that contains your Queen Protea with each water change. Floral preservative helps to
prevent bacterial growth, keeps vase water clear 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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