Protea Flower Family. With so many protea varieties you will be at a loss at which one to grow and which one to leave out. Protea is a genus of flowers from the proteaceae family.
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One of the oldest groups of flowering plants protea have existed for over 300 million years. The family is divided into five subfamilies 75 genera and 1350 species. There are between 1400 and 1600 varieties of this flower that include a wide variety of shapes sizes and colors.
Native to South Africa proteas are the showy flowers of the Proteaceae family.
The most widely recognized species in the genus is Protea cynaroides the King Protea the national flower of South Africa. In southern Africa the Proteaceae are largely endemic to the Cape Floral Kingdom. Popular in Australia the protea plant is a close relative to the waratahs banksias and grevilleas. 12032021 What you need to create this Watercolour Protea flower Of course watercolour paper and watercolour or acrylic paint PVA glue and scissors.
