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Protea cynaroides
The National Flower of the Republic of South Africa. By far the largest flower of the protea family. Flowers all year round.
Moist sandstone slopes in the western, south western and Eastern Cape.
These flowers are simply so large it always seems a surprise to find one and because they can flower throughout the year you are never quite sure when you will come across one of these magnificent blooms..
Spotted on Oct 23, 2010
Submitted on Apr 23, 2011
4 Comments
Beautiful spotting.
@ Smith's Zoo, do what you wish with the images please, not a problem. :-)
Pretty..
Tim, may I use this astonishing picture as the cover for the Fynbos mission?