The protea flower has made its way into decor trends for good reason. With its striking spikes and vibrant hues of pink, red, yellow, orange, or white, it makes a perfect statement piece for a home ...

The protea family is primarily found south of the equator in Africa and Australia. It includes macadamia, banksias, grevilleas and stenocarpus. Of all the many floral choices available in the ...

On his farm two hours north of Johannesburg, Nico Thuynsma gestured towards thousands of orange, yellow and pink proteas in flower and thriving 1,500 kilometres (930 miles) from their natural home at ...

The “King of Kings” is the national flower of South Africa — but they have been grown commercially in Australia for 30-40 years. Hundreds of variants are available — the most popular and readily ...

Increasing theft has forced the owners of a roadside flower stall on the Surf Coast to shut up shop after three decades. Maryann and Brian Kuit made the difficult decision to close their store at ...

The diverse protea family has more than 350 species in South Africa. The King Protea is SA’s largest flower export with more than 10 million stems sent abroad last year, worth close to R275 million.

The King Protea’s status offers it some protection but almost half of South Africa's other protea species face extinction because of pressures on their native habitats in the mountains of the Cape, ...