Protea Sylvia
Protea Sylvia offers rose-pink to rose-red, cone-shaped heads with a soft cream centre and firm, overlapping bracts. Export-ready stems with good durability, consistent grading and strong necks make it ideal for large-scale bouquets, mass-market retail floral lines and straight-line bunches.
Protea Sylvia (Protea eximia × Protea susannae) has rose-pink to rose-red bracts with a pale, creamy centre and tidy conical form. A South African hybrid grown locally in the Western Cape; both parent species are indigenous to the Cape.
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 12–18 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.
