Proteas, Leucadendron, Leucospermum, Orothamnus & Serruria
Featured Work
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Protea (2310) by ScenerybyDesign
This Protea is the Pretty ‘N Pink variety
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Glistening Protea bud by Jennifer and Paul Cave
A newly emerging Protea ‘Pink Ice’ glistens on an overcast day after a brief shower.
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Protea Mellifera by Robert Jenner
“Protea Mellifera” Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously.
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Protea scolymocephala by Elaine Teague
Shot with Olympus 410mju in my backyard. This bush flowers in the Spring. / Click here to visit my Red Bubble Site gallery and view by category. / 15 November 2009 “Protea scolymocephala is a small, neat, upright, well-branched shrub from a single main stem, 0.5-1.5 m tall. The leaves are long and narrow, shaped like an elongated, flattened spoon, 35-90×3-6 mm , hairless, with a pointed tip. / The buds are almost perfect globes, the floral bracts cover the young flowerheads like scales, on some bushes they are completely reddish pink, on most, creamy-green with a touch of reddish pink and on some they are completely creamy-green. The bracts open wide, starting out bowl-shaped and ending up flat or bending slightly backwards, with the tips bending up slightly, exposing the bunch of flowers in the centre. Each flowerhead opens to 35-45 mm across. The floral bracts are hairless, except for the margin that is fringed with hairs. The exposed insides of the bracts are pale creamy-green and on some bushes the tips are flushed with reddish pink, whereas on others they are completely creamy-green. The flowers are bunched together in the centre, each flower consisting of four perianth segments-three fused and one free, and a style. In this protea, the perianth segments are 15-25 mm long, creamy-green or with pinkish brown tips, and hairless or with bristles on the tips. Together, they form a pinkish brown or silvery white, furry cap in the centre of a freshly opened flowerhead. The style is 12-25 mm long, strongly curved inwards, with a 2 mm long white pollen presenter at its tip. The anthers are attached near the tip of the perianth segments, they release their pollen onto the pollen presenter before the flower opens. If you look inside the tip of the three fused perianth segments of a freshly opened flower, you can see the anthers. When the flower opens the perianth segments fall away exposing the style and pollen presenter. The outer ring of protea flowers open first.” / Source: Plantzafrica.com
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Leucospermum oleifolium by andrachne
Scientific classification / Kingdom: Plantae / / (unranked): Angiosperms / / (unranked): Eudicots / / Order: Proteales / / Family: Proteaceae / / Genus: Leucospermum /
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Protea by Paula McManus
Featured in the Proteas, Leucondedron and Leucospermum group, November 2009
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At the Heart by Renee Hubbard Fine Art Photography
Leucadendron Flower – from the Vibrant Garden series
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Blushing Bride Group by kalaryder
Serruria Florida – Blushing Bride Serruria Florida is popularly called the ‘Blushing Bride’. It was extinct in the wild until a fire germinated some seeds on the Franshoek mountains. / The blushing bride is a single stemmed, erect, evergreen shrub, 0.8-1.5×0.5 m. Flowering stems branch off the main stem producing fine, dissected leaves and end in terminal flowering buds. It produces 1-8 ivory to pink flowers per branch. It flowers from July to October and produces nut-like seeds which are released about two months later. Serruria florida is one of the faster growing Proteaceae species and adult plants start dying after about twenty years. This species is critically endangered as it is threatened by alien invasive species such as hakea and pines. Too frequent fires are a critical threat to the remaining wild populations, as immature plants are not given enough time to produce seeds that will rejuvenate the underground seed bank. Serruria florida naturally occurs on the Franschhoek side of the Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve. It grows on mountain slopes in soils derived from granite, which is found below the sandstone soils typical of the Table Mountain Group. Derivation of name and historical aspects / The genus Serruria comprises 55 species, including the beautiful species S. rosea and S. aemula. Serruria florida was first collected by Swedish botanist Carl Thunberg in 1773. It was recorded and described but not again seen or collected for another 110 years. Professor MacOwan found the Franschhoek population which was then cultivated at Kirstenbosch and later presented to royalty in England. The genus was named after J. Serrurier, a professor of botany at the University of Utrecht in the early eighteenth century. The species name florida refers to the Latin meaning free-flowering or producing abundant flowers. Its common name, blushing bride, was derived from folklore. One version states that a young man would court a maiden, presenting her with a flower. The deeper the shade of pink, the more imminent the proposal, causing the maiden to blush. Another follows similar lines, stating it was custom for a young gentleman to wear a flower in his lapel when he was about to propose. The deeper the pink of the flower the more ardent his affection for the maiden and again the result would be a blushing maiden or bride to be. Other origins suggest that the flower became a popular bridal posy or that the flower itself resembled a bridal gown. These beautiful flowers are pollinated by insects. Seeds are released and dispersed by ants in their underground nests, which form the seed bank. Serruria florida is one of the fynbos species that is highly dependant on a fire ecosystem. The parent plants will die in a fire and only seeds survive to form the next generation. Seeds will only germinate after fire has occurred. Too frequent fires destroy the natural seed bank as young seedlings require two years before they are mature enough to produce flowers and the new seed crop / Information from:http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantqrs/serrurflorid.htm
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Sugarbird by Macky
Cape Sugarbird – Promerops cafer on a Pincushion – Leucospermum praecox Kirstenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa I dedicate this one to my dear friend SandraRos
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Leucospermum by Sarah-Jane Covey
Leucospermum ….........was featured by redbubble ‘live…love and dream’ / and / Proteas, Leucadendron and Leucospermum’ Group.
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Pink Protea by SandraRos
/ FEATURED IN THE GROUP: In the Pink / FEATURED IN THE GROUP:Proteas, Leucondedron and Leucospermum / TOP 10 IN A CHALLENGE IN THE GROUP #1: Proteas, Leucondedron and Leucospermum / The King protea was originally from the Cape Town area of South Africa. It is actually the national flower of South Africa. Now King proteas can be found all over the world where the atmosphere is dry and the soil has good drainage. It can even be found on Maui. / The flower of the king protea can get to be 12 inches across. On the outside it has many stiff, pointed, narrow bracts, or petals, that give it the appearance of a cup. The bottom half of the petals start out cream colored or yellow, which turns into bright pink or velvet red on the top half. Inside the cup is a mass of white stamen about 1-2 inches long which all bend towards the center. Proteas live in a fragile environment. Of the 370 protea species, about 120 of them are listed as endangered. / Camera: Canon 400D / Lens: Canon Macro 100mm
Recent Work
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Protea-bracts and flowers. by andrachne
Composite bisexual flowers,sorrounded by bracts.Each flower is made up of four anthers.
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Sugarbird on Protea II by Macky
Cape Sugarbird hen– Promerops cafer – Cape Town, South Africa Shutter Speed 1/350 / Aperture f8.0 / ISO 400 / Focal Length 200mm / Exposure Correction -0.5
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wow – I’m honoured to have been featured in the following groups: South Australian Coastlines Beach, Rivers and Lakes Treasures group Proteas, Leucondedron and Leucospermum group Thankyou very much!!! :)
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Government House Garden Open Day by Karen Stackpole
This beauty was taken at The Govenors Residence ‘Open Garden’ as part of Heritage Perth day (today – Sunday 15th Nov 2009) Fuji F6500 camera
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Nectar on Tap by Macky
Cape Sugarbird hen – Promerops cafer feeding on Protea nectar on the slopes of the Table Mountain range. Cape Town, South Africa Shutter Speed 1/180 / Aperture f8.0 / ISO 400 / Focal Length 260mm / Exposure Correction -2,5
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Cape Sugarbird on Protea by Macky
Cape Sugarbird hen– Promerops cafer – Cape Town, South Africa Shutter Speed 1/350 / Aperture f8.0 / ISO 400 / Focal Length 200mm / Exposure Correction -0.5
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Protea (2625) by ScenerybyDesign
This protea flower is in full bloom
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Protea (2310) by ScenerybyDesign
This Protea is the Pretty ‘N Pink variety
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To the hosts of the 1:1 Macro Photography Group – thankyou so much for featuring my image – Native In Abstract. I am very happy and truly appreciate this wonderful gesture.
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever. by PatHarrisson
There are many beautiful proteas growing in gardens in Stanley Tasmania, but I don’t know their names. This one growing in the Primary school yard , I have not complied with the rules as i don’t know its botanical name, but I would love one in my garden.
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Native In Abstract by Sharona
! A beautiful Golden coloured Protea I found today. / This looked stunning in the sunlight, flowering profusely
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I have a few new calendars (horses, native Australian plants/birds, carousels, classic cars) & have revamped some old ones for the year to come. I have a Quarter Horse one to add when I get more time at a friend’s, can’t download at the internet cafe without going over budget LOL Missing you all, thanks for your continued support when I do manage to get online! Sioux
About This Group
This ia a fascinating group of plants, the Proteas, Leucadendrons and Leucospermums, Orothamnus (silver leaf bottlebrush – a rarity from Sth Africa) and Serruria (Blushing bride type).
The group welcomes images from any of these beautiful and striking plants, whether the images are of buds, bushes, or single flowers. A description of the plant would be welcome but is not necessary. Photos paintings, drawing, computer artwork, T-shirts accepted, but no writing please.
A useful link for naming Pincushions http://protea.worldonline.co.za/pincush3.htm
and for Sugar Proteas http://protea.worldonline.co.za/sugar9.htm
The family name of the above plants is Protacea – we will not be accepting any images of the rest of this family apart from the ones mentioned above. Please note there is a group for Grevilleas and they will not be accepted into this group either.
The group Protaceae Family will accept any plants NOT mentioned above which below to the Protaceae Family.
There is a sister group for the remainder of plants in the protacea family called
Protaceae Family – see Group
See also *Grevillea( Group
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