Protea Nitida - Wagon Tree Protea - 5 Seeds Artichoke Seeds are produced in pods

Seeds are produced in pods which are flat and coiled into a springlike structure

rocky soils high up in piedmont plains

but self-seeding to provide future generations

Sow in autumn for great results

Protea Nitida - Wagon Tree Protea - 5 Seeds Artichoke Seeds are produced in podsProtea 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