... Notten Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden August 2015 Protea amplexicaulis is a low-growing, sprawling shrub that ... like small mammals, such as mice and shrews. This protea is grouped in the rodent sugarbushes, with Protea cordata (heart-leaf sugarbush), P. decurrens ...

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garde January 2016 Protea aristata falls within the group of ‘true’ ... for up to a year and allow more time for seed collection. Protea aristata is endemic to the Klein Swartberg (a ... rocky sandstone slopes at an altitude of 750–2 000 m. Protea aristata is considered a reseeder since fire kills the ...

... growing conditions. Flowering time: June to August. Protea burchellii occurs in varied habitats and seems to ... also occurs in isolated populations at Witzenbergvlakte. Protea burchellii is pollinated by birds. Seeds are retained ... to replace the mother plants which are killed in the fire. Protea Propagation can be done via cuttings or seed. Seed is ...

... NBG Roger Oliver Kirstenbosch NBG September 2007   Protea compacta is a single-stemmed, lanky and sparsely ... the pollen to be effectively transferred. The Bot River protea is found on a relatively narrow zone along the ... the water supply to them stops, i.e. the bush is killed. Protea Protea compacta thrives in coastal and low altitude ...

... Harold Porter National Botanical Garden July 2013 Protea cordata is an erect, multi-stemmed, perennial dwarf ... at ground level is typical of the rodent pollinated protea species such as  Protea amplexicaulis ,  P. humiflora ,  P. decurrens ...

... Flowering time is mid- to late summer (January to March). Protea cryophila is confined to the Cederberg in the Western ... 0.1oC and 22.9oC in summer (Mucina & Rutherford 2006). Protea cryophila is well adapted to fires, which can occur ... snow so regularly experienced during the winter months. Protea Protea cryophila is best grown in cold, higher ...

... July 2001, updated July 2019 Photos by Alice Notten   Protea cynaroides is a woody shrub with thick stems and large ... from 0.35 m to 2 metres in height. The "flowers" of Protea cynaroides are actually flower heads with a collection ... pale pink bracts with a silvery sheen are the most prized. Protea cynaroides  has one of the widest distribution ranges ...

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden May 2016 Protea grandiceps is an evergreen, compact, rounded shrub ... The pollen presenter is exposed at the tip of the style. Protea grandiceps begins to flower in spring, from September, ... seedhead stalk and the water supply to the seedhead stops. Protea grandiceps is widespread over the centre of the core ...

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden April 2017 Protea lacticolor is an erect shrub or a small tree that ... and ovary, and the male consists of the stamen and anther. Protea lacticolor produces oblong to narrowly obconic ... a strategy known as reseeding. The natural habitat of Protea lacticolor is on the mountains, most often on streams ...

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden September 2009 Protea lanceolata  is an erect shrub, 2-4 m high with a ... is often mistaken for a conebush ( Leucadendron species). Protea lanceolata is endemic to the southern Cape and occurs ... and Riversdale to Robinson Pass. This exclusively coastal protea grows in close proximity to the sea on deep, white, ...