Protea Sheila
Protea Sheila features elegant, elongated buds with deep rose-bronze bracts and contrasting silvery margins—offering robust stems and a reliable 16–20-day vase life, perfect for mass-market floral lines, straight-line bunches, and seasonal promotions from May through August.
Protea Sheila (Protea magnifica × Protea burchellii) is sourced from expert growers in South Africa’s Western Cape. The cultivar presents slender, tapered flower heads cloaked in rich rose-bronze bracts edged with silvery fuzz. Renowned for its refined silhouette and warm tones, Sheila is exceptionally suited to large-scale bouquets, straight-line bunches, and mid-year retail assortments.
Quality & Handling
- Cut at peak maturity when inner bracts begin to unfurl, then immediately cooled to 4 °C to preserve peak freshness.
- Maintained under a continuous cold-chain, with rigorous grading for head size, stem length and straightness, and leaf quality—ensuring consistent supply across bulk consignments.
- Expected vase-life of 16–20 days when conditioned by: re-cutting stems underwater at a sharp angle on arrival, hydrate promptly in clean water, and refresh every 2–3 days. Refresh water with floral preservative every 2–3 days for optimal performance.
- Ethylene Sensitivity: Low, making it ideal for long-distance export and extended display.
- Lead times and freight rates vary by destination.
- All products are subject to seasonal availability, please contact us for current availability, pricing and export options.
- Bulk pricing available for large-volume orders; minimum order quantities apply.
- Dedicated export solutions with competitive freight arrangements.
