Mimetes Cucullatus - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds SimplyHerbs The fleshy roots enable it

The fleshy roots enable it to survive both dry

Life expectancy is 200+ with 500 yr old specimens disgracefully cut down throughout the 1970s

Protea kilimanjaro is found in the chaparral zone of Mount Kenya National Park

strap-like leaves per plant which are arching and are not leathery

Procumbent rambling groundcover

Mimetes Cucullatus - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds SimplyHerbs The fleshy roots enable itMost Protea occur south of the Limpopo River. However, Protea kilimanjaro is found in the chaparral zone of Mount Kenya National Park. 92% of the species occur only in the Cape Floristic Region, a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clan William to Grahamstown, South Africa. The extraordinary richness and diversity of species characteristic of the Cape Flora is thought to be caused in part by the diverse landscape where populations can become