Proteas.

Fynbos.
The Cape Floral Kingdom.

Proteas is often the flagship of fynbos and these lovely flowers are exported worldwide.

Common Pagoda - Mimetes cuculatus

Black-beard Sugarbush - Protea lepicarpodendron

Mimetes cuculatus. The Common Pagoda.

Protea lepicarodendron. Black-beard sugarbush.

Brown-beard Sugarbush - Protea speciosa

Red Sugarbush - Protea grandiceps

Protea speciosa. Brown-beard sugarbush.

Protea grandiceps. Red sugarbush.

Houwhoek Spiderhead - Serruria flagellifolia

Serruria flagellifolia. Houwhoek spiderhaed.

The primary vegetation has provided enough protection to make the planting of Proteas feasible and an increasing number has been planted since July 2000. Many of these are already thriving. Most proteas that will grow in the alkaline sandy soil of the Cape beach front do not transplant successfully once it has grown beyond a few centimeters. Proteas are very slow growing plants taking a few years to become well established. Watch this site for future pictures of our proteas growing at the Beach House.

Pictures on this page from the Protea Atlas Project - click on banner left to link to their site.


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