The King by cfulton

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on Sep 15, 2009

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Description

The King Protea (Protea cynaroides) is a flowering plant. It is a distinctive Protea, having the largest flower head in the genus. The species is also known as Giant Protea, Honeypot or King Sugar Bush. It is widely distributed in the southwestern and southern parts of South Africa of the fynbos region. The King Protea is the National Flower of South Africa. It also is the flagship of the The Protea Atlas Project, run by the South African National Botanical Institute. The King Protea has several colour forms and horticulturists have recognized 81 garden varieties, some of which have injudiciously been planted in its natural range. In some varieties the pink of the flower and red borders of leaves are replaced by a creamy yellow. This unusual flower has a long vase life in flower arrangements, and makes for an excellent dried flower. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) Have a wonderful day - one and all! Clive PS: Taken at the Huguenot Monument gardens in Franschhoek. Thanks for the question, Markus, the head of this specific flower is about 30cm (11.8in) in diameter.

Comments (23)

PD154

1:21AM | Tue, 15 September 2009

Wonderful capture Clive,and great information, thanks for sharing.

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BessieB

1:31AM | Tue, 15 September 2009

Stunning shot and background info!

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kgb224

1:39AM | Tue, 15 September 2009

Stunning capture Clive.

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Alz2008

2:24AM | Tue, 15 September 2009

Wonderful capture, excellent well done..

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Meisiekind

3:18AM | Tue, 15 September 2009

Oh and a marvelous and regal flower it is!!! Fantastic of this pride and joy of South Africa Clive!!! Bravo! :)

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prutzworks

3:47AM | Tue, 15 September 2009

like the lighting

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ledwolorz

4:06AM | Tue, 15 September 2009

Fantastic photo.

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praep

5:00AM | Tue, 15 September 2009

Awesome - this must be a large bloom. Could you post some measurements?

lucindawind

9:43AM | Tue, 15 September 2009

fabulous shot ! its very pretty

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MrsRatbag

11:54AM | Tue, 15 September 2009

Fantastic shot of this majestic beauty!

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flora-crassella

12:32PM | Tue, 15 September 2009

wonderful bloom!!!! Great picture!!!!!!!!!!

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AndreiR

12:39PM | Tue, 15 September 2009

the details of this fantastic flower is just amazing! perfect shot!

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psyoshida

1:12PM | Tue, 15 September 2009

Beautiful shot of a lovely plant.

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durleybeachbum

1:27PM | Tue, 15 September 2009

What a gorgeous WHOPPER! thankyou for this superb pic, Clive!

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A_Joker_B

3:15PM | Tue, 15 September 2009

Gorgeous visual!

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RickGot

4:50PM | Tue, 15 September 2009

Great shot! I get a real sense of depth when looking at this flower, thanks to your presentation. Nice background info too.

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auntietk

9:24PM | Tue, 15 September 2009

Thanks for the information, and for providing me with just enough that I wandered off on my own to learn more! I thought, looking at it, that it might be related to the artichoke. Nope! But it's related to the macadamia nut. !!! Who knew? A gorgeous photograph of a spectacular flower. Your national symbol is just beautiful!!

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