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An e-Newsletter for the Hawaii Protea Grower, to Promote Communication, Cooperation and the use of Science and Technology to Improve and Increase the Cultivation and Marketing of Proteaceae Plants and Flowers. The focus of this special issue is the XX […]

The results of the 2024 Wildflowers Australian National Student Floristry Competition have been released. For more information on the winners and their winning entries, click on the document below. WINNERS – WildFlowers Australian National Student Floristry Competition 2024

Relevant information has been added from the works presented at the last International Proteas Symposium held in the Canary Islands in 2022, as well as from scientific articles published in international journals. This book is a manual for the cultivation

The Hawaii Protea Growers Newsletter is an e-Newsletter for the Hawaii Protea Grower, to Promote Communication, Cooperation and the use of Science and Technology to Improve and Increase the Cultivation and Marketing of Proteaceae Plants and Flowers. Volume 3 can

Hawaii’s Big Island is the state’s largest island, as the name implies.  It is not only still growing because of its active volcanoes; the Hawaii Protea Farms and Protea varieties are also expanding.  An “Aloha” welcome to our latest Big

New Zealand’s Outdoor Flower and Foliage Growers Association has eight out of thirty five members who grow Proteacea, generally in conjunction with other crops. The OFFGA group meets 2-3 times per year for field trips or workshops.  The most recent

Hannah Lutgen and Russel Galanti have played instrumental research roles with local farms, supporting growers and producers with dedicated expertise focused on pests and diseases of Proteaceae crops. Lutgen and Galanti recently published two CTAHR extension publications that outline fungal

The August wildfires devastated Lahaina, wiping out hundreds of businesses in a matter of hours and crippling Maui’s economic engine. More than two months later, businesses on Maui, many of them miles away from the burn zone, are struggling. Several

The IPA Council welcomes Patrick Nelson as the new delegate for Hawaii. Patrick will be taking over from Tony Bayaoa. We would like to take this oppportuntiy to thank Tony for serving as the Hawaii Delegate and wish her well

The results of the 2023 Wildflowers Australian National Student Floristry Competition have been released. For more information on the winners and their winning entries, click on the document below. WINNERS – WildFlowers Australian National Student Floristry Competition 2023