Common Sugarbush

Afrikaans name: Gewone Suikerbos

The stunning flower of the Common Sugarbush

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Protea repens

The Common Sugarbush has the distinction of being the first Protea to have been cultivated to a point where it flowers, away from the Cape. This was achieved in 1770 at the Royal Gardens at Kew.

This Protea is very popular with gardeners and a number of different varieties have been developed.

The Common Sugarbush occurs naturally between Grahamstown and the Western Cape. It can be found at a variety of altitudes from the coast to the mountains.

Flowering occurs at different times during the year. In the western, winter rainfall, areas it flowers in winter. In the more eastern regions it flowers in summer.

The large flowers attract a variety of birds and insects.

References and further reading

Whats that Tree? - Author: Eugene Moll - Published: 2011 - Page: 34

Wildlife of the Cape Peninsula - Author: Duncan Butchart - Published: 2001 - Page: 108

SA Wild Flower Guide No 8 - Southern Overberg - Author: P Mustart, R Cowling & J Albertyn - Published: 2003 - Page: 120

SA Wild Flower Guide No 9 - Nieuwoudtville - Author: J Manning and P Goldblatt - Published: 1997 - Page: 114

Sasol Proteas - A field guide to the Proteas of Southern Africa - Author: Tony Rebelo - Published: 1995 - Page: 48

The Overberg Explorer - 2nd edition - Author: Ann & Mike Scott - Published: 2001 - Page: 19

The Sandton Field Guide - Author: Sandton Nature Conservation Society - Published: 1982 - Page: 196

Trees of Southern Africa - 3rd edition - Author: Keith Coates Palgrave - Published: 2002 - Page: 176

SA Wild Flower Guide No 3 - Cape Peninsula - Author: Mary Maytham Kidd - Published: 1982 - Page: 96

SA Wild Flower Guide No 7 - West Coast - Author: J. Manning & P. Goldblatt - Published: 1996 - Page: 134

SA Wild Flower Guide No 12 - Table Mountain National Park - Author: T Trinder-Smith, M Maytham Kidd & F Anderson - Published: 2006 - Page: 118

Proteas for Pleasure - 3rd edition - Author: Sima Eliovson - Published: 1973 - Page: 68

Quick ID Guide: Wild Flowers of the Cape Peninsula - 3rd edition - Author: H Clarke & C Merry - Published: 2019 - Page: 80

SA Wild Flower Guide No 10 - Cederberg, Clanwilliam and Biedouw Valley - Author: Gretel van Rooyen and Hester Steyn - Published: 1999 - Page: 100

Gardening with Indigenous Shrubs - Author: David and Sally Johnson, Geoff Nichols - Published: 2002 - Page: 87

Plants of the Baviaanskloof - Author: D Euston-Brown & M Kruger - Published: 2023 - Page: 437

Pocket Guide - Trees of Southern Africa - Author: Piet van Wyk - Published: 2013 - Page: 19

Field Guide to Wild Flowers of South Africa - Author: John Manning - Published: 2009 - Page: 170

Garden Birds in South Africa - Author: Duncan Butchart - Published: 2017 - Page: 174

Field Guide to Fynbos - 1st edition - Author: John Manning - Published: 2008 - Page: 250

Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of South Africa (updated edition) - Author: John Manning - Published: 2019 - Page: 170

Everyones Guide to Trees of South Africa - Author: Keith, Paul and Meg Coates Palgrave - Published: 1989 - Page: 26

Ecoguide - Fynbos - Author: Colin Paterson-Jones and John Manning - Published: 2007 - Page: 141

Common Wild Flowers of Table Mountain & Silvermine - Author: Hugh Clarke, Bruce Mackenzie & Corinne Merry - Published: 2013 - Page: 63

A Field Guide to the Trees of Southern Africa - Revised - Author: E. Palmer - Published: 1983 - Page: 101

A Field Guide to the Trees of Southern Africa - 1st edition - Author: E. Palmer - Published: 1977 - Page: 96

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