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Protea (/ ˈ p r oʊ t iː ə / [2]) is a genus of South African flowering plants, also called sugarbushes (Afrikaans: suikerbos).It is the type genus of the Proteaceae family. [3]About 92% of the species occur only in the Cape Floristic Region, a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clanwilliam to Grahamstown, South Africa.
Species such as the New South Wales waratah (Telopea speciosissima), king protea (Protea cynaroides), and various species of Banksia, Grevillea, and Leucadendron are popular cut flowers. The nuts of Macadamia integrifolia are widely grown commercially and consumed, as are those of Gevuina avellana on a smaller scale.
Although Protea nana is a fast-growing and handsome species, it is a short-lived and difficult plant to cultivate under ordinary garden conditions. It is best grown in tall containers, on slopes, raised embankments, or in rock gardens to better enjoy the nodding flower heads. In cultivation it is best grown in heavy, low nutrient, but well ...
Protea cynaroides, also called the king protea (from Afrikaans: koningsprotea, Xhosa: isiQwane sobukumkani [3]), is a flowering plant. It is a distinctive member of Protea, having the largest flower head in the genus. The species is also known as giant protea, honeypot or king sugar bush.
Protea aristata is a compact shrub with beautiful flowers which is endemic to the southwestern part of the Cape Region of South Africa. [4] [5] P. aristata has become one of South Africa's most famous proteas in spite of its relatively late discovery, [6] [7] and re-discovery in 1953. [7]
Protea recondita, also known as the hidden sugarbush, [4] [5] [6] is a flowering plant of the genus Protea within the family Proteaceae, [4] [5] which is endemic to the Cape Region of South Africa, [4] [3] and distributed from the Piketberg and Cederberg to the Groot Winterhoek mountains.
It grows either as an erect or as a sprawling shrub, growing up to 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) in height. The inflorescences are specialised structures called pseudanthia, also known simply as flower heads, containing hundred of reduced flowers, called florets. It is monoecious, both sexes occur in each flower. [6] It blooms in spring, [5] from June to ...
Protea neriifolia, also known as the narrow-leaf sugarbush, [4] [5] [6] oleander-leaved sugarbush, [4] blue sugarbush, [4] [7] or the oleanderleaf protea, [citation needed] is a flowering plant in the genus Protea, [6] which is endemic to South Africa.
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