Protea Farming

Some interesting facts about proteas:

Proteas date back millions of years. They naturally occur in the Southern Hemisphere. The protea was named and classified in the 1700s. The name “protea” was inspired by Greek mythology. The protea family is large and diverse with over 1500 species, and come in different shapes and sizes, from shrubs to tall trees. Proteas are also known as sugarbushes, due to the excessive amount of nectar the flowers produce. Australia has the greatest diversity of protea species. South Africa comes in at second place, with more than 330 species. The king protea (protea cynaroides) took the title of South Africa’s national flower in 1976. Proteas can survive wildfires, and all proteas have a proteoid root system.

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