occurring from southern Shanxi west to southern Gansu and south to Yunnan
These flowers are usually up to 1/3" across
With multiple cream to yellow or blue flowers which fade into reddish shades
and have long 'whiskers' that can grow up to 28 inches
It is in flower from Feb to March
Leucospermum Bolusii - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds Parsley occurring from southern Shanxi westLeucospermum also known as pincushion Protea is a genus of about 50 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, native to Zimbabwe and South Africa, where they occupy a variety of habitats, including scrub, forest, and mountain slopes. They are evergreen shrubs (rarely small trees) growing to 0. 5 5 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, tough and leathery, simple, linear to lanceolate, 2 12 cm long and 0. 5 3 cm broad, with a serrated