Protea cynaroides
By Plantoholic
- 26 Jul, 2011
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See blog for flower opening.
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That is a very special bloom PA!
26 Jul, 2011
Thank you, they are fantastic when they flower, it takes weeks and weeks to develop the flower, it seemed like forever when I was waiting for it to open the first time it flowered.
26 Jul, 2011
I love the colour and the form...How big are they in reality, Plantoholic?
27 Jul, 2011
Another wow, thats beautiful........
27 Jul, 2011
Hi Karen, the flowers are quite large, I've never measured one but apx. 8-9 inches acrossed when fully open I would think. :)
27 Jul, 2011
Hi Plantoholic,
We are now talking about the same plant in two different places...!
...not going with the blog now...all here, if that's ok... :))
27 Jul, 2011
Ok :-0) I did put one last comment following yours on the blog!
27 Jul, 2011
Thanks P...read it now and thanks! Is the baobab tree the one that has an enormous trunk and quite small branches...by any chance?
28 Jul, 2011
Yes thats the one, have see a photo of the jail one in botswana its amazing. Thomas pakenham wrote a book on them, there is some fantastic trees in it one even used as a pub :-)))
28 Jul, 2011
haha!...a pub!! lol!...don't think it's one I'd frequent - home to too much other fauna...
Haven't been to Madagascar (have flown over, looks amazing!) but have spent a few weeks in La Reunion, nearby...some wonderful plants and trees there :)))
29 Jul, 2011
Jealous :-))
29 Jul, 2011
La Reunion not so difficult...it's in Europe! Domestic flights out of France, reasonable price...E111 (or whatever it's called these days) works... :))
...quite a few shark attacks in the last few weeks tho'... :/
29 Jul, 2011
Will have to check that out, thanks! :-)))
29 Jul, 2011
Go for it! :))
29 Jul, 2011
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Big wow! - how unusual
26 Jul, 2011