Title: Proteas for Pleasure - How to Grow and Identify them
Author: Sima Eliovson
ISBN: 0869540068
Publisher: Macmillan South Africa Publishers (Pty) Ltd, Johannesburg
Edition: Sixth, revised 1983
First Published: 1965
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover with dust cover
Number of Pages: 230
DESCRIPTION: The protea, South Africa's national flower, is rich with history and significance. The nectar of the true Sugarbush (Protea repens), for example, was used as a form of sweetening and for medicinal purposes by early colonists. In addition to a large number of plates and descriptions of the many protea varieties in South Africa, the author provides sound advice to those who wish to landscape with it and cultivate it as well.
Key words: protea | grow | plant | care | landscaping | propogation | selection | picking proteas
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