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my lovelife is boring me to tears,

after all these years.

(Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer)

Not mine of course ;-)

The national flower of South Africa...in full bloom on the mountains right now

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Due to the amount of awards and comments, I can't thank everyone individually, so I'm doing it here.

Thanks for stopping by my gallery. I’m very pleased and really appreciate each and every view of my photo, comments, invitations and awards.

Massive flowers on this protea ,the biggest of this genus.

Also known as honeypot and king sugar bush.

National flower of South Africa.

Its autumn here the weather is cooler 30c today.

Have a wonderful week.

The genus Protea was named in 1735 by Carl Linnaeus, possibly after the Greek god Proteus, who could change his form at will, possibly because they have such a wide variety of forms.

Le nom « Protea » a été donné en 1771 par Carl von Linné (Protée en français). il a recouru au nom du dieu grec, Protée, qui pouvait changer de forme à volonté, car à partir de la même fleur de base, ce genre montre une étonnante variation de formes et de couleurs suivant l’espèce.

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Protea (/ˈproʊtiːə/[1]) is a genus of South African flowering plants, also called sugarbushes (Afrikaans: suikerbos).

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.... in Kirstenbosch einer der schönsten botanischen Gärten weltweit in Kapstadt in Südafrika 2011

Growing at Blue Mountains Botanic Garden. Mt. Tomah. NSW.

Auckland Botanical Gardens

When I took the picture, I saw 4 honey bees, but later when I downloaded the picture, I saw another one ... can you spot him?

(Best view large)

Protea is both the botanical name and the English common name of a genus of South African flowering plants, sometimes also called sugarbushes or fynbos. In local tradition, the protea flower represents change and hope. The extraordinary richness and diversity of species characteristic of the Cape flora are thought to be caused in part by the diverse landscape, where populations can become isolated from each other and in time develop into separate species. The main vectors responsible for the transfer of pollen in protea cultivation are birds, insects, and wind. Some Protea species exhibit both self-pollination and cross-pollination as a method of reproduction. Cross-pollination is preferred, though, as a method of reproduction because it provides genetic diversity in the population. When cultivating proteas, breeders use hand pollination as a controlled method to transfer pollen from one flower to another. Proteas usually flower during spring. The general structure of their flower heads consists of a mass of flowers on a woody receptacle. The ovary is protected by the receptacle, thus is not seen when looking at the flower, but the anthers are present at the top of the flower, which can then easily transfer the pollen to the vectors. z2_623

Este es el un género de plantas florales muy bello y particular que yo vi en vivo por primera vez en Franckfurt, en un espectacular puesto de venta de flores.

El nombre del género Protea fue creado en 1735 por Carlos Linneo ,el taxónomo , la denominó asi ,en honor al dios griego Proteo. Ya que éste según dicen podía cambiar de forma a voluntad, igual que estas flores que tienen formas muy diferentes.

Cuando los botánicos que visitaron Sudáfrica , en el 1600, las descubrieron , rápidamente las introdujeron a Europa .

Se supone que tienen 300 millones de años y son originarias de la Región Floral del Cabo , que es un angosto cordón de montañas costeras que va desde Clanwilliam a Grahamstown.

Feiiz domingo!!

The genus Protea was named in 1735 by Carl Linnaeus, possibly after the Greek god Proteus, who could change his form at will, possibly because they have such a wide variety of forms.

Le nom « Protea » a été donné en 1771 par Carl von Linné (Protée en français). il a recouru au nom du dieu grec, Protée, qui pouvait changer de forme à volonté, car à partir de la même fleur de base, ce genre montre une étonnante variation de formes et de couleurs suivant l’espèce.

Protea is both the botanical name and the English common name of a genus of South African flowering plants, sometimes also called sugarbushes or fynbos. In local tradition, the protea flower represents change and hope. The extraordinary richness and diversity of species characteristic of the Cape flora are thought to be caused in part by the diverse landscape, where populations can become isolated from each other and in time develop into separate species. The main vectors responsible for the transfer of pollen in protea cultivation are birds, insects, and wind. Some Protea species exhibit both self-pollination and cross-pollination as a method of reproduction. Cross-pollination is preferred, though, as a method of reproduction because it provides genetic diversity in the population. When cultivating proteas, breeders use hand pollination as a controlled method to transfer pollen from one flower to another. Proteas usually flower during spring. The general structure of their flower heads consists of a mass of flowers on a woody receptacle. The ovary is protected by the receptacle, thus is not seen when looking at the flower, but the anthers are present at the top of the flower, which can then easily transfer the pollen to the vectors. 17536

Protea is both the botanical name and the English common name of a genus of South African flowering plants, sometimes also called sugarbushes or fynbos. The family is Proteaceae. In local tradition, the protea flower represents change and hope. The extraordinary richness and diversity of species characteristic of the Cape flora are thought to be caused in part by the diverse landscape, where populations can become isolated from each other and in time develop into separate species. The main vectors responsible for the transfer of pollen in protea cultivation are birds, insects, and wind. Some Protea species exhibit both self-pollination and cross-pollination as a method of reproduction. Cross-pollination is preferred, though, as a method of reproduction because it provides genetic diversity in the population. When cultivating proteas, breeders use hand pollination as a controlled method to transfer pollen from one flower to another. Proteas usually flower during spring. The general structure of their flower heads consists of a mass of flowers on a woody receptacle. The ovary is protected by the receptacle, thus is not seen when looking at the flower, but the anthers are present at the top of the flower, which can then easily transfer the pollen to the vectors. 11265

Cut flower, Protea, Lensbaby Velvet 56.

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The pincushion protea flower is the one that looks whimsical and just as its name suggests. One can describe it as a bed of flowers with long needle-like styles emerging towards the outside. These styles will have pollen on the tips. They wave lightly in the air attracting and tempting insects.

a walk on the urban balcony that is the Salesforce Garden in downtown San Francisco

An evergreen shrub with large flowers.

White king protea (protea cynaroides) flower bud.

Protea is both the botanical name and the English common name of a genus of South African flowering plants, sometimes also called sugarbushes or fynbos. The family is Proteaceae. In local tradition, the protea flower represents change and hope. The extraordinary richness and diversity of species characteristic of the Cape flora are thought to be caused in part by the diverse landscape, where populations can become isolated from each other and in time develop into separate species. The main vectors responsible for the transfer of pollen in protea cultivation are birds, insects, and wind. Some Protea species exhibit both self-pollination and cross-pollination as a method of reproduction. Cross-pollination is preferred, though, as a method of reproduction because it provides genetic diversity in the population. When cultivating proteas, breeders use hand pollination as a controlled method to transfer pollen from one flower to another. Proteas usually flower during spring. The general structure of their flower heads consists of a mass of flowers on a woody receptacle. The ovary is protected by the receptacle, thus is not seen when looking at the flower, but the anthers are present at the top of the flower, which can then easily transfer the pollen to the vectors. 11113

Fully open at last and glowing in the rain. It's been a long slow wait for this to finally happen.