This genus has many species but is practically unknown in cultivation except for the more charismatic yellow and orange species
often with milky non-toxic sap
Here their young and unborn are safe from predators such as snakes and jackals
The oblong fruits are up to 6
therefore the plant is not tolerant to drought stress
Leucospermum Tottum - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds Mustard This genus has many speciesLeucospermum (Pincushion, Pincushion Protea or Leucospermum) 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,