Say hello Leucadendron 'Jester'… your new fall floral BFF! With its jaw-dropping blend of green, crimson, and cream, this fabulous foliage brings all the drama (in the best way!). 🌿💚❤️
Jester or also called “Safari Sunshine” not only famed for its beautiful contrasting hues it’s also prized for the texture and volume it adds to everything from bouquets and centerpieces to large-scale installations and event work. Its structural form and bold coloration make it a go-to alternative to traditional greens, especially for autumn and transitional palettes.
🔹 Why we love it:
- Seasonally on-trend: Perfect for fall weddings, Thanksgiving and Christmas designs
- Long-lasting: Excellent vase life for retail & event work
- Versatile: Works beautifully in both modern and rustic arrangements
- Textural contrast: Pair it with other proteas, roses, or let it shine solo. Either way, 'Jester' steals the show.
Ready to add a little autumn magic to your designs? Scroll down for inspiration.
Leaves can be show-offs in their own right, especially during autumn months. Variegated Leucadendron Jester does that every time. When we place stems at the base of an arrangement, they become the attraction, stealing glances from the protea. You can see why it is so named as it definitely sports colors of scarlet, green and cream. Its other names, Safari Sunshine and Katie’s Blush make a delightful reference to all its colors and is a gesture to it being kin to Safari Sunset.
Ivanhoe boasts foliage that is so long lasting, usually out living every fresh flower in a centerpiece. Bursting with color, texture and volume, this extremely popular species of the Australian genus of Grevillea is a hybrid cultivar. It has beautiful serrated and deeply cut foliage with deep green leaves and silver undersides, while new growth is a bronze color.
Varying colors of eucalyptus leaves when neatly displayed on a tabletop can serve as a textured table runner or garland. In wreaths, eucalyptus emits its own kind of botanical magic as it adds a light lacy touch. Eucalyptus foliage is available in lots of wonderful shapes and sizes – long and thin, oval and round, feathery, with cones, pods and seeds– the varieties are endless!
These gifts of nature truly stir our imagination and keep us connected to the earth.
We're welcoming a bounty of leucadendron in the field this season and when it comes to foliage color, we're embracing Jester’s lovely variegated palette. One look at Jester and you can understand why it is so named as it is definitely a ‘clown’ in the field sporting colors of bright pink, cream and green. Its other names, Safari Sunshine and Katie’s Blush make a delightful reference to all its colors and is a gesture to it being kin to Safari Sunset, though a much slower growing and smaller plant.
Like crowns in the field, Jester brings a rich and whimsical look to floral designs as well. Stunning no matter how you arrange it, Jester looks great when blended with an array flowers and other foliage or used as ‘focal flower’ in small arrangements. Here are some wonderful ways you can enjoy this fabulous leucadendron during these final days of summer and well into fall.
