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Products > Leucadendron 'Maui Sunrise'
 
Leucadendron 'Maui Sunrise' - Sunrise Royal Hawaiian Cone Bush
   
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Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Shrub
Family: Proteaceae (Proteas)
Origin: South Africa (Africa)
Evergreen: Yes
Flower Color: Red & Yellow
Bloomtime: Winter/Spring
Synonyms: 'Lcd. LN16]
Height: 3-4 feet
Width: 3-5 feet
Exposure: Full Sun
Summer Dry: Yes
Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs
Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F
Leucadendron 'Maui Sunrise' PPAF - A very compact shrub to 3 to 4 feet tall by as wide with red stems bearing 2 inch long lanceolate olive green leaves. In late winter appear the yellow male flowers in 1 inch tall clusters surrounded by bracts that emerge yellow and turn a very nice reddish pink.

Plant in full sun in a well-drained soil with occasional to infrequent irrigation - definitely a "drought tolerant" plant once established. This plant is very new into cultivation so cold hardiness has not been tested but likely it will prove hardy at least to 25°F and perhaps a bit lower. As with others in the Proteaceae it is best to avoid using any Phosphorus fertilizer.

This plant is the most compact of the colorful Royal Hawaian series cultivars, making it a great choice for smaller gardens and as a potted specimen. It comes from a breeding program conducted at Kula, Hawaii by John Cho of the University of Hawaii with the goal of creating a showy compact plant with short internodes. We first received this plant in 2019 as Leucadendron 'LN16' with a proposed name of 'Maui Sunset', but this was a name for a cultivar that had been circulating in the US for at least 20 years at that time so the name 'Maui Sunrise' was settled on. 

Information displayed on this page about Leucadendron 'Maui Sunrise' is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.

 
San Marcos Growers closed for regular business at the end of 2025 as the property is being developed for affordable housing.
While our gates remain closed, we will open them by appointment so we can liquidate remaining plants, supplies and equipment. The plants remaining in the field are listed on our Live Inventory Page.
 
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