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Protea is both the botanical name and the English common name of a genus of South African flowering plants, sometimes also called sugarbushes in Eglish and Suikerbos in Afrikaans. The genus Protea was named after the Greek god Proteus, who could change his form at will, because plants within this genus have such a wide variety of forms. The Proteaceae family to which proteas belong is an ancient one. Its ancestors grew in Gondwana, 300 million years ago. Most protea occur south of the Limpopo River. They are evergreen shrubs or trees usually found in fynbos. Protea blossoms make excellent cut flowers, keeping their colour for up to three weeks.
Protea eximia commonly known as Broad-leaved Sugarbush in English and Breëblaar-suikerbos or Swartberg Protea in Afrikaans is a South African endemic species. It grows in the Eastern Cape Province and Western Cape Province from Keeromsberg, Langeberg, Swartberg to Kouga Mountains and Elandsberg. Protea eximia grows into an eye-catching erect to sprawling shrub up to 5m tall. From July to December this sugarbush puts on a magnificent display of flowers. |