🌸 Protea ‘Pink Ice’ – Striking South African Beauty for Toowoomba Gardens
Add Drama and Texture to Your Garden with the Everlasting Beauty of Protea ‘Pink Ice’
Looking to bring bold, eye-catching colour and structure to your Toowoomba garden? Protea ‘Pink Ice’ is a hardy, evergreen shrub that produces stunning, velvety pink flowers edged with silver, set against silvery-grey foliage. A hybrid bred for both beauty and resilience, ‘Pink Ice’ is perfect for our Toowoomba climate, thriving in sunny, well-drained positions with minimal maintenance.
Whether you're designing a native-inspired landscape, creating a feature planting, or seeking blooms for floral arrangements, Protea ‘Pink Ice’ delivers both visual impact and year-round interest. Its striking cone-shaped flowers appear from autumn to spring, attracting bees, birds, and compliments alike.
🌿 Why Choose Protea ‘Pink Ice’ for Your Toowoomba Garden?
✅ Drought-Tolerant & Low-Maintenance: Once established, it handles dry conditions with ease—ideal for Toowoomba’s summer heat.
✅ Spectacular Cut Flowers: Long-lasting blooms are perfect for vases and floral arrangements.
✅ Bird & Bee Friendly: A great way to support local pollinators.
✅ Cold Hardy: Tolerates light frosts, making it perfect for Toowoomba’s cool winter mornings.
✅ Soil Versatility: Grows well in poor, sandy, or rocky soils—just ensure good drainage.
🌸 How to Grow Protea ‘Pink Ice’ in Toowoomba
Location: Choose a sunny, open spot with free-draining soil. Avoid heavy clay or overly rich soils.
Planting: Dig in a little native plant mix or coarse sand to improve drainage.
Watering: Water well until established (6–12 months), then only during extended dry periods.
Feeding: Use low-phosphorus native fertiliser sparingly.
Pruning: Light prune after flowering to maintain shape and encourage more blooms next season.
Botanical Name: Protea neriifolia x susannae
Common Name: Pink Ice Protea
Mature Size: 1.5–2.5m tall × 1.5–2m wide
Sun Exposure: Full sun
Water Needs: Low once established
Flowering Season: Autumn through Spring
🪴 Ideal for:
Native or Mediterranean-style gardens
Coastal and inland gardens
Pots and containers (with excellent drainage)
Cut flower production
Low-maintenance landscape borders
📍 Local & Ready for Your Garden
At True Blue Garden Centre in Toowoomba, our Protea ‘Pink Ice’ plants are locally acclimatised to our region’s unique conditions. When you shop with us, you’re not just buying a plant—you’re supporting a local, family-run business with a passion for helping Toowoomba gardens thrive.
🌼 Add Striking Colour and Texture with Protea ‘Pink Ice’ – Available Now at True Blue Garden Centre, Toowoomba