Leucadendron 'Jester' (Sunshine Conebush)

Leucadendron 'Jester' (Sunshine Conebush)Particularly beautiful, Leucadendron 'Jester' (Conebush) is a multi stemmed evergreen shrub with showy red bracts surrounding creamy yellow cones in late winter to spring. Born at the stem tips, they rise above the variegated foliage of narrow leaves, a lovely blend of green, pink and cream. Plant Family: Leucadendron Conebushes Plant Type: Shrubs Water Needs: Low

bright lavender-blue flowers

5-8ft wide

Fast growing in optimum conditions

with a spreading crown

The fruit will develop an orange to red blush on 25-50% of its surface when exposed to the sun

its unusual orange color is most vivid during winter months

- Irrigate occasionally to infrequently once established

branching high on trunk

this cultivar reaches to 2-3ft tall and spreads to about the same

Good as a barrier or screen

Bloom from late spring to fall if spent flowering spikes are cut to ground

groundcover