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Pincushion Protea
Hasselblad/Zeiss Makro-Planar 135mm-f/5.6 manual lens, set to f/5.6. 7 image focus stack.
A drought tolerant plant from South Africa that is thriving in our San Francisco garden.
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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. 5391
A small series of very colourful and more 'exotic' flowers!
Protea neriifolia/Protea 'pink ice'. They look soft and furry but are actually quite 'leathery', waxy?
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and birds.
I buy this beauty for Paul, because it reminds him of South Africa, it is the National Flower, it is especially the particular fragrance (fijnbos) but of course also the stunning and 'shining' colours of this beautifully structured flower that is so enticing.
A stunning flower, exotic, well to us, not in the countries where they grow naturally.
I always say it, one man's exotic is another man's 'daily'... lol
I again tried to photograph them in the 'style that I love so much, a bit moody, playing with the light and dof.
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Close-up, not macro, as the head is 300 mm across.
Van Stadens Wild Flower Reserve
Near Port Elizabeth
South Africa
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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Leucospermum (Pincushion, Pincushion Protea) is a genus of about 50 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, native to Zimbabwe and South Africa, where they occupy a variety of habitats, including scrub, forest, and mountain slopes.
They are evergreen shrubs (rarely small trees) growing to 0.5-5 m tall.
The leaves are spirally arranged, tough and leathery.
The flowers are produced in dense inflorescences, which have large numbers of prominent styles, which inspires the name.
I can absolutely see why this is called the 'PINCUSHION' PROTEA.
The national flower of South-Africa.
Die enige eg SUIKERBOSSIE (ZA).
Protea flowers normally remain closed, (with the style curved, and the stigma within the mass of tepals), until an insect, bird, or rodent disturbs the flower.
At that point, the flower snaps open, the style straightens and the stigma is held some distance above the bloom.
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A little bit of sunlight to show off the Protea.
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.
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At Ali'i Kula Lavender Farm on the island of Maui. Reports to date about the fire have not mentioned this, so I am cautiously optimistic about its survival. On the other hand, the damage in the Upcountry town of Kula indicate that many of the homes there are destroyed, leaving homeless even more of the workers on Maui.
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This Protea grows and flowers two doors up.
Leucospermum. Thank you for the ID Ron
Height 2.5M Width 2.M full sun flowering in spring here.
A macro of a Protea seen at Mt Tomah The Blue Mountains Australia. This is a native of South Africa.
The Leucospermum 'Veld-fire' are proteas and are indigenous to South Africa.
Some of the most spectacular species in the diverse vegetation are the proteas of the Cape region .
Protea is both the botanical name and the English common name of a genus of flowering plants, sometimes also called sugarbushes (SUIKERBOSSIE).
It is the stiff protruding styles of the flowers which are the source of the common name "pincushion" for this genus.
The genus Protea was named in 1735 by Carolus Linnaeus after the Greek god Proteus who could change his form at will, because proteas have such different forms.
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