PROTEA BOOKS

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Banksias – (Kevin Collins)

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The Grevilea Book
– (Olde & Marrott)

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Protea
– (Colin Patterson-Jones)

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The Protea Book –
A guide to Cultivated
Proteaceae (Lewis J. Matthews)

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Rene’s Bouquets for Brides
– (Rene Van Rems)

OTHER PROTEA BOOKS

Some of these books are out of print but may be available in used bookstores, or libraries.

South Africa’s Proteaceae, Know Them and Grow Them
by Marie Vogt (out of print)

South African Proteaceae in New Zealand
by Lewis Matthews

Proteas, The Propagation and Production of Proteaceae
by Jack Harre (out of print)

Proteas, A Field Guide to the Proteas of Southern Africa
by Tony Rebelo

The Banksia Book by Alex S. George

The Protea Book: A guide to cultivated Proteaceae
by Lewis Matthews

Protea by Colin Paterson-Jones

The Protea Growers Handbook by Lewis Matthews
The Protea Family in Africa by Colin Paterson-Jones

Protea in Hawaii by Paul Wood & Ron Dahlquist

Proteas for Pleasure: How to grow & Identify them
by Sima Eliovson

Grow Proteas: A Guide to Propagation and Cultivation
by Nathaniel Brown

PROTEA POSTER

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24″ x 36″ – Become a CPA member and attend a meeting to receive a poster. Also available for purchase for $30 at some CPA meetings and events. This poster was created especially for the California Protea Association.
 

BEGINNER’S BOOK

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So You Want To Grow Proteas!
This book was written in 1999 by our own association members and has a wealth of information from experienced California protea farmers about how to start a new commercial protea growing operation. Click here for a digital copy of the book.
 

MAGAZINES
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Make a Protea Wreath
To make a beautiful and professional protea wreath like the one featured on the cover of Sunset Magazine, go to A Passion for Flowers blog for a great step-by-step demonstration.

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