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Leucadendron laxum

Leucadendron laxum
Common names: Bredasdorp conebush (Eng.); vleirosie (Afr.).
Family: Proteaceae

... used in dried flower arrangements or in Christmas wreaths. Leucadendron laxum  occurs in dense stands near the ... Limestone Fynbos and Cape Lowland Freshwater Wetlands. Leucadendron laxum  is pollinated by insects, which are ... and regeneration normally only takes place after a fire. Leucadendron laxum  occurs in fire prone vegetation, where ...

01 / 10 / 2001 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Leucadendron salignum

L.salignum
Common names: common sunshine conebush (Eng.); geelbos (Afr.)
Family: Proteaceae

... the flowers, make this species an attractive garden plant. Leucadendron salignum is a multi-stemmed shrub with a ... variable in leaf size as well as leaf- and bract colour. Leucadendron Cultivars and hybrids can only be propagated ... grow fast and are ready to be planted out after a year. Leucadendron salignum  is the most widespread species of the ...

11 / 12 / 2000 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Leucadendron argenteum

Leucadendron argenteum growing wild on the Kirstenbosch Estate.
Common names: silver tree (Eng.), witteboom, silwerboom (Afr.)
Family: Proteaceae

... Walt Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden November 2008 Leucadendron argenteum is an erect, well-proportioned, ... dried remains of the flower, still attached to the seed. Leucadendron argenteum is fast-growing but relatively ... short-lived, rarely living longer than 20 years. Leucadendron argenteum occurs on cool, eastern and southerly ...

02 / 10 / 2000 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG
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