Leucospermum Cordifolium - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds Dandelion the tree was thought to

the tree was thought to have been extinct for perhaps a million years

These emit a pleasant smell when crushed

With grass like leaves and growing up to 25cm

where the famous Gemmayzeh Street is named after its Arabic name Gemmayz

They vary in colour from grey to bright-green and are sometimes striped or mottled

Leucospermum Cordifolium - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds Dandelion the tree was thought toLeucospermum (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,