The largest of the proteas, the King Protea, is South Africa's national flower. It has lent its name to the national cricket team and countless brands.

Through trial and error, Thuynsma has been able to cultivate close to 200 protea varieties, including some long forgotten and abandoned by farmers in their original habitats.

"They're all different," the 55-year-old farmer said of the assorted blooms from the diverse Proteaceae family that has more than 350 species in South Africa, from firework-like "pincushion ...

The adventures of a pincushion, designed chiefly for the use of young ladies by Kilner, Mary Ann, 1753-1831 Publication date [ca. 1812] Topics Pincushions, Conduct of life, Girls -- Conduct of life ...

Small village, large views: Try Peachland's Pincushion, Trepanier, Gladstone trails for unique hiking Peachland trails J.P. Squire - Jun 15, 2025 / 4:00 am | Story: 555261 Photo: J.P. Squire ...

Ms Dalton dedicated the new four-year extension of funding, worth $2.5m, in the upcoming state budget to dedicated Protea Place volunteer Ms Griffiths, who was killed in April in a house fire.

We thought reform was possible. We were wrong. We were brought to Puerto Rico to fix FEMA’s broken disaster recovery processes after Hurricane Maria struck in 2017. Our team of seven Lean Six ...