Leucadendron 'Sundance'       0

- Proteaceous ornementals: Banksia, Leucadendron, Leucospermum and Protea. Scirpus Horticulturae 2007 Vol. 5. Address
- Cape plants: A conspectus of the Cape flora of South Africa - Strelitzia 09, Peter Goldblatt and John Manning. 2001. DOI
- Flora capensis: Being a systematic description of the plants of the Cape colony, Caffraria, & Port Natal (and neighbouring territories), Harvey William H., Sonder Otto Wilhelm & Thiselton-Dyer William T. 1912 Vol. 5(1) pag. 509-552. Address
- IV. On the Proteaceae of Jussieu, Brown, Robert,. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 1810 Vol. 10 pag. 15-226. Address
- Manipulus plantarum novarum praecipue Americre australioris, Michel Gandoger. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 1913 Vol. 60(4) pag. 51-54. Address
- Phylogeny, biogeography, and the evolution of life-history traits in Leucadendron (Proteaceae), Nigel P. Barker, Alain Vanderpoorten, Cynthia M. Morton & John P. Rourke. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 2004 Vol. 33(3) pag. 845-860. DOI
- Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region. 1: The Core Cape Flora. (Strelitzia 29), Manning, John and Goldblatt, Peter and others. 2012. Address
- Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive, Enumeratio contracta ordinum generum specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarium, juxta methodi naturalis, normas digesta, Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de, and Candolle, Alphonse de,. 1837 Vol. 14. Address
- Some new combinations and three new species of Leucadendron (Proteaceae), Ion Williams. Journal of South African Botany 1967 Vol. 33 pag. 141-153. Address
- The Trees of Southern Africa. treesa.org pag. 185-187. Leucadendron

Biological type: shrub
Frost resistance: 19ºF
Leaf color: dark green
Flower color: red
No transplantation: Yes
Reproduction mode: dioecious plant that bears only either female flowers or male flowers on the same plant

Specifications for the Mediterranean basin
Adult size (h x w): 19,6ft x 18ft
Sun exposure: full sun (Sun hours: >6h
Foliage: evergreen
Growth: average
Flowering time from June until June

Specific information for our garden
Planting substrate: 20%Compost+40%Clay+40%Sand
Plant watering: 3x a week pH 6.5
Logical sequence of containers for: Heathers; forestry plate, forestry pot 3L, Airpot 12L, Airpot 50L
Propagation is done by cuttings

AUTUMN Soak the seeds in ambient water for 24-48h with a SmokeDisk. Sow the seeds at 2mm depth in the Well Drained Seed Sowing Mix between 64-72°F. During germination keep the substrate moist and in daylight. The seeds germinate in 2-4 weeks.

Germination references for the genus
- Proteaceous ornementals: Banksia, Leucadendron, Leucospermum and Protea. Scirpus Horticulturae 2007 Vol. 5. Address
- Studies on fertility and crossability of species in the genus Leucadendron, Adéle Rhode. 2004. Address
- The propagation and growing of Proteaceae, J. H. S. Winter. Veld & Flora 1977 pag. 28-32. Address


Cuttings instructions
Take the cuttings in early fall. Soak them in a hormonal preparation for cuttings before planting them in a substrate composed of 50% perlite and 50% heather earth. Keep them sufficiently moist at a temperature of 20°C in sealed freezer bags. Keep the light on for 16 hours a day.