I was given this beautiful bunch of pincushions by a friend who has a farm where they grow different Proteas for export.
Leucospermum (pincushion) is a genus of evergreen upright, sometimes creeping shrubs that is assigned to the Proteaceae, with currently forty-eight known species. Almost all species are easily recognised as Leucospermum because of the long protruding styles with a thickened pollen-presenter, which jointly give the flower head the appearance of a pincushion, its common name. Pincushions can be found in South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. (Wikipedia)
I'm from Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa. Tulbagh is a small farming community.
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Beautiful flowers and capture, proteas are among my favorite flowers until my visit to Kirstenbosch last year I didn´t realize how many different varieties there are
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