Protea Cynaroides King Protea

Protea Cynaroides King Protea. King Protea (Protea cynaroides) flower Kirstenbosch Na… Flickr The flowers can be wide open, like dinner plates, or narrowly funnel shaped. The colorful outside bracts vary in color from creamy white to a deep pink, though the paler pinks with a silver sheen are the most sought after.

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The "flowers" are actually composite flower heads with a collection of flowers in the center, surrounded by large colorful bracts. Widely grown for its outstanding flowers is the King Protea, the botanical name is Protea cynaroides and it is the national floral emblem of South Africa

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A sparsely branched evergreen shrub with leathery, elliptic leaves and terminal, bowl-shaped flowerheads 15-30cm across, with red to pink or cream bracts The flowers can be wide open, like dinner plates, or narrowly funnel shaped. If you are planning on growing king protea in your garden or indoors, it is important to understand its growth rate.

Protea cynaroides, King protea Stock Photo Alamy. Protea cynaroides, commonly called king protea, is a broadleaf evergreen shrub that is native to South Africa This structure comprises numerous small flowers (florets) tightly packed in the center, surrounded by large.

King Protea (Protea cynaroides) flower Kirstenbosch Na… Flickr. Protea cyranoides - The King Protea The King Protea In southern Africa there are about 360 species, mainly from the subfamily Proteoideae, of which more.