Protea Acuminata - Black-rim Sugarbush - 5 Seeds Squash

Protea Acuminata - Black-rim Sugarbush - 5 Seeds SquashMost Protea occur south of the Limpopo River. However, Protea kilimanjaro is found in the chaparral zone of Mount Kenya National Park. 92% of the species occur only in the Cape Floristic Region, a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clanwilliam to Grahamstown, South Africa. The extraordinary richness and diversity of species characteristic of the Cape Flora is thought to be caused in part by the diverse landscape where populations can become

10–20 m (33–66 ft) tall

It produces yellow white and orange poppies and flowers at 4 to 5 months

It is used primarily in confectionery and liquors

fuller plants

Goes dormant in the summer months

and they can get to be up to 25cm across after many years

Sow autumn to early winter

Very uniform and unique variety is a prolific yielder that keeps producing late in the season when others have stopped

with slender stems

alkaline soils

the leaves are the most commonly used part of the plant

Neuradaceae is a family of flowering plant