Cape Floristic Region – Protea / Ericas / Lachenalia / Gladiolus / Leucospermum – Botanical Illustration
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Cape Floristic Region botanical: (1) Protea cynaroides King Protea characteristic enormous spectacular bowl-shaped flower-head very large broad outer involucral bracts prominent petal-like large broad flat spoon-shaped spatula-shaped bracts creamy-white deep-pink bract-colour large bowl-like spreading overlapping concentric arrangement — (2) Erica curviflora Water Heath characteristic small tubular vividly-coloured distinctively curved coral-orange small tubular flowers small dense terminal clusters wiry fine Erica stems — (3) Lachenalia aloides Cape Cowslip characteristic graceful pendant multi-flowered raceme attractively bi-coloured yellow-and-red orange-and-red tri-partite tubular perianth segments — (4) Gladiolus carneus Painted Lady characteristic elegant multi-flowered flower-spike soft pale-pink to white bi-labiate flowers distinctive honey-guide-marked lower tepal markings delicate pale pink pinkish-white perianth — (5) Leucospermum cordifolium Pincushion Protea characteristic spectacular vivid-orange orange-red flower-head numerous long protruding pollen-presenter-tipped styles creating dense pin-like pincushion-form.
