Leucospermum Cordifolium - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds Indigenous Shrub

Leucospermum Cordifolium - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds Indigenous ShrubLeucospermum (Pincushion, Pincushion Protea or Leucospermum) is a genus of about 50 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, native to Zimbabwe and South Africa, where they occupy a variety of habitats, including scrub, forest, and mountain slopes. They are evergreen shrubs (rarely small trees) growing to 0. 5 5 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, tough and leathery, simple, linear to lanceolate, 2 12 cm long and 0. 5 3 cm broad,

but they are now recognised as belonging to order Malvales

violet and white

5m perennial

punch-colored blooms from summer into autumn

It is not as Thorny and is a very hardy tree

They need excellent drainage and a good deal of light

The fruit is a capsule in most species

The wood is the second best source of firewood (after Acacia erioloba) in the region where fuel wood is scarce

grows in sun or semi-shade

flowering in mid-winter

The tropical fruit tree Psidium Guajava is native to Central and South America and can grow up to 10m in ideal conditions

It is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa