Have you ever seen the spectacular flowers. The King Protea flower is often 6-8 inches in diameter. Deep pink petals surround a light pink as the center of volcanic origin. Pincushion Protea flowers look like fireworks, it can hold. The colors are stunning in shades of brilliant red, yellow, coral or dark.
From where? More than 300,000 million years, are an ancient family called Proteaceae Protea flower. An estimated 140 million years ago, a massiveLand designated continent Gondwana in the southern hemisphere is divided into several continents on the theory of continental drift. This resulted in Protea flowers found in several places: South Africa (400 species), Australia (800 species) and South America (90 species). They are also found on several islands in the South, like New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Madagascar and South-East Asia. This Gondwana biogeographic patterns of species distribution showsline system archaic.
There are more than 80 different genera and 2000 species of Protea. They were named after the greek god named Proteus Sea. He was known to be capable of changing its shape. So the name of the family Proteaceae has been given for its variety of shapes and forms.
The Protea plant is often classified on the shape of the flower. They grow in many different types of shrubs with trees 30 feet. Are evergreen. Most of the leaves are tough, rigidand are available in a variety of forms. The flowers are usually not fragrant smell. It is hardy, which makes them good for cut flower industry. CRAFT projects are durable and can be dried in order of arrangements, wreaths, dolls or other. Interestingly, macadamia nuts from Australia, Chile and hazelnut are members of the family Proteaceae.
Gervilleoideae in Australian sub-family there is a kind of flower called Protea Banks. Banksias have a large flower spike. Thisis often 50-10 cm in length. From this vertical spikes of flowers couples Coming Out arise at right angles. Just one tip can be hundreds or thousands of flowers. The Spike 2 seeds coated with a wing for distribution by the wind. The same tip is used to transform projects wood inlays in musical instruments or as coasters. Banksia plants as in cool, damp, mountain regions grow and are an important source of nectar.
Typically Protea flowers or called "Sugar Bush" for theAnesthesia King Protea, mink and pink ice pink. The King Protea has developed in South Africa with the Cape Sugarbird. The flower is the bird for pollination. In return, the bird feeds on nectar and insects attracted by the nectar and feed are taken into youth. Sugarbird nesting begins as soon as the King Protea begin to bloom.
In 1700, in the Cape region of South Africa, was the wild Sugar Bush for the thousands of hectares. The nectar collectedcooked to a ruby red syrup for medical purposes. The heads were cut and collect the spoon upside down in a glass of nectar. The heads were thrown away. If it rained, they would raise a glass of water to dilute sugar. The woody branches and stems of Sugar Bush has provided over 200 years firewood. None of these massive Sugar Bush has survived until today. The Sugarbird this summer blooming flowers rely on insects and other food. Today,Sugarbird yet meeting the environment during the summer months. One can not help but wonder how the population has been affected by bird sugar from this decline in food.
Protea nectar is an unusual sugar called Xylose.
the flowers are in buffer Leucospermom genres. These often seem small fireworks. This is a composite of many small flowers flowers. The light emitting from the center of the flower pins are actually scar. The colorfulchanging leaves among them are the stamens. These colorful flowers are pollinated by birds odorless. The seeds collected by ants and stored underground. Wild Fire to kill the adult plants to germinate, while incentives for the seed is stored underground, build new facilities.
These exotic flowers were interesting successfully cultivated in Europe, California and Maui regions increase. New varieties crossed created. Protea face in the wild habitatsDestruction. Fortunately, there is interest for the conservation of these fascinating plants.
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