Everbloom Paper Flowers
King protea with cream bracts opened flat around a fringed pale yellow center
King protea with cream bracts opened flat around a fringed pale yellow center
King protea with cream bracts opened flat around a fringed pale yellow center
King protea with cream bracts opened flat around a fringed pale yellow center
King protea with cream bracts opened flat around a fringed pale yellow center

King Protea (Arctic, Open)

$295

The king protea is the largest flower in its genus and the national flower of South Africa — a bloom that can open the width of a dinner plate, built like a crown rather than a flower. What reads as petals are bracts, stiff and pointed, radiating around a dense central boss of needle-fine florets. ‘Arctic Ice’ is the pale cultivar: cream where most proteas run pink, with only a wash of color at the base of each bract.

Fully opened, the bracts splay flat into a star and the center is entirely exposed — which means every part of the build has to hold up to being looked at directly. Each bract is hand-dyed before cutting, the yellow worked into the fiber at the base and released toward a cream tip so the gradient reads as the flower’s own coloring rather than a wash laid over it. The center runs to hundreds of fringed filaments, cut individually and set in tight concentric rings, ringed again by an outer collar of green-tipped needles. Fine wool fiber is worked along the bract edges to reproduce the down real protea bracts carry. Hand-dyed wine stem, leaves shaded green over purple.

A single stem with more presence than most arrangements. It holds this fully open stage permanently, which a cut protea manages for a week or two before the bracts stiffen and brown.

 18 in. tall, 8 in. wide at bloom

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Materials & Making

Every piece is built from premium German and Italian crepe paper — hand-dyed, hand-painted, and shaped petal by petal. Stems are wired throughout, so each piece can be bent, angled, and arranged as you like, and holds its shape once set.

A multi-step protective finish seals the color, adds a subtle luster, and guards against fading and humidity. Because every piece is colored by hand, tones vary slightly from the photograph — no two are identical, and yours will be its own.


Made to Order

Each piece is made by hand after your order is confirmed. Typical preparation times, measured from the date your order is confirmed with Julia: 7–10 days for one to three stems, 10–14 days for four to seven, and 14–21 days for larger commissions. Shipping transit adds approximately 5–7 days. Timelines run longer through the holiday season and the spring wedding months, and your confirmed date will always be stated in writing before you commit.

Working toward a wedding or event date? Include the date in your request and we’ll confirm the full schedule before anything is finalized. Need a piece sooner than the times above? Ask — a compressed timeline can often be arranged.

Prefer a different palette? Most pieces can be made in custom colors — describe what you have in mind, or send a photograph, and Julia will confirm what’s possible with your quote.

Every piece is finished with a tag signed and dated by Julia, nested in tissue, and boxed for safe travel. Preparation & Delivery


Care & Repairs

Though delicate in appearance, each piece is remarkably durable and may be bent and arranged as needed. Keep out of prolonged direct sun and damp environments, and your piece will hold its color and form for decades. Because every piece is made by hand to order, all sales are final. Should a piece ever be damaged, Julia will repair it whenever repair is possible, for the life of the piece — you cover shipping and handling. Guarantee & Repairs