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Phaenocoma prolifera Seeds

Cape Strawflower

Phaenocoma prolifera commonly known as Cape Strawflower is a South African endemic species from the Western Cape Province. It is a strong rigid shrub with brilliant pink bracts and large flower heads. It is common in the fynbos on mountain slopes in the Western Cape and can easily be spotted from a distance. Plants are rigid, erect, single-stemmed, woody shrubs up to 1.2 m tall. Main stems are up to 60 mm diameter. Branches are densely leafy and also have numerous short leafy stalks at right angles to the main branches. Main branches decrease in length from the base upwards so that many plants resemble miniature Christmas trees. Leaves are very small, knob-like. Flower heads, borne terminal on branches, are up to 60 mm in diameter and contain 800 - 1000 individual flowers with very showy bright pink bracts. The bracts fade to almost white and become worn with age. Pappus is present and up to 150 pappus bristles per flower have been counted. Flowers are borne from September to January.