Protea Repens - Common Sugarbush - Suikerbossie - 5 Seeds Salad Greens and ovoid to oblong

and ovoid to oblong

the peppers grown towards August/September tend to contain more capsaicin than the ones of June/July

Sweet and tangy this pepper rates at 1 500 scoville heat units

A South African favourite with tasty cricket ball sized fruits in autumn

The plant is best known for the edible flower buds (capers)

Protea Repens - Common Sugarbush - Suikerbossie - 5 Seeds Salad Greens and ovoid to oblong" Protea is both the botanical name and the English common name of a genus of South African flowering plants, sometimes also called sugarbushes. Most Protea occur south of the Limpopo River. 92% of the species occur only in the Cape Floristic Region, a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clanwilliam to Grahamstown, South Africa. The extraordinary richness and diversity of species characteristic of the Cape Flora is thought to be caused in