Protea Nitida - Wagon Tree Protea - 5 Seeds Borage They appear on the axils

They appear on the axils of the leaves

Removing faded flowers regularly will keep plants blooming well into the summer

5-3cm body with pale grey leaves with darker grey markings and a deep fissure with white flowers

greyish to white and are long and straight

The leaves are spirally arranged

Protea Nitida - Wagon Tree Protea - 5 Seeds Borage They appear on the axilsProtea is both the botanical name and the English common name of a genus of South African flowering plants, sometimes also called sugarbushes. Most Protea occur south of the Limpopo River. 92% of the species occur only in the Cape Floristic Region, a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clanwilliam to Grahamstown, South Africa. The extraordinary richness and diversity of species characteristic of the Cape Flora is thought to be caused in part