Summer Red Cone Bush

Summer Red Cone Bush

5 Gallon
$89.00
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Summer Red Cone Bush

Leucadendron salignum 'Summer Red'

A compact shrub celebrated for its brilliant red spring and summer foliage, adding a long season of warm color to dry gardens.

$89.00
Container sizeSize guide 5 Gallon

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Description

Summer Red Cone Bush is a vibrant and eye-catching shrub prized for its brilliant seasonal foliage color. In spring and summer, its new growth emerges a stunning, luminous red, gradually maturing to a soft green. This creates a beautiful two-toned effect on the plant. In winter, it produces attractive, cone-shaped flower heads. Its compact, spreading habit and fiery foliage make it a outstanding focal point or mass planting for adding a bold splash of warm-season color to water-wise gardens.

  • Fiery Red Spring & Summer Foliage: New foliage bursts forth in a bright, show-stopping red, providing exceptional color during the warmer months.

  • Attractive Conical Flowers: Bears the characteristic leucadendron cones in winter, adding structural interest during the cooler season.

  • Compact, Spreading Habit: Forms a dense, rounded mound that is wider than it is tall, ideal for use as a colorful, low-growing shrub in borders or on slopes.

  • Drought Tolerant & Deer Resistant: Once established, it requires very little water and is ignored by deer, making it perfect for low-maintenance landscapes.

  • Excellent for Color Contrast: The red foliage creates dramatic contrast when paired with blue, silver, or purple flowering plants in Mediterranean-style gardens.

Quick Facts

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  • Mature height: 3-4 ft
  • Mature spread: 4-6 ft
  • Light: Full sun

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  • Features:Linear leaves that emerge bright red in spring/summer, maturing to pale green. Produces cone-shaped white-green flowers with cream bracts that turn red, blooming at branch tips.
  • Growth Rate: Slow
  • Key Advantages:Vibrant seasonal foliage color,Drought and heat tolerant,Low maintenance,Deer resistant
  • Landscape Uses:Slope stabilization,Mediterranean gardens,Cut flower production,Container plantings
  • Special Care:Requires acidic, well-drained soil,Avoid phosphorus fertilizers,Minimal pruning needed,Water deeply but infrequently
  • Seasonal Interest:Flowers: Winter to spring,Foliage: Spring/summer (red), fall/winter (green)

Faqs

Q: How do I maintain the vibrant red color?
A: The red color is most intense on new growth. To encourage fresh, colorful foliage, you can give the plant a light tip-pruning after the main spring growth flush. It also colors best in full sun.

Q: What are its fertilizer needs?
A: It is adapted to low-phosphorus soils. Avoid standard garden fertilizers. If necessary, use a fertilizer specifically formulated for Australian native plants or proteas, which are low in phosphorus.

📍 Primary Delivery Area · San Francisco Bay Area

Local delivery across the Bay Area — and beyond.

San Francisco Bay Area is our primary local delivery market. Victory Nursery also serves additional California markets and selected extended delivery areas by arrangement.

Regular local delivery: San Francisco, Peninsula, South Bay, East Bay, Marin, Tracy / Mountain House and surrounding service areas.

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