Protea cynaroides - King protea bud
$95.00
Size A3: 42 x 30 cms
Free postage within Australia
A foretelling of things to come, the bracts on the bud shimmer and will open to a magnificent flower. It is a distinctive member of Protea, having the largest flower head in the genus.
Carl Linnaeus, the father of taxonomy, named this genus in 1735 after Proteus, a god in Greek mythology who could change into many forms, like the many different forms of the Proteaceae family.
The family comprises 1700 species occurring in Africa, Madagascar, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, the Pacific Islands, Australia and South America.
Kingston 2021 Scale 1.1