Leucadendrons in a Garden Setting

Photo Credits:  Lisa Kramer

Medium Sized Protea and Leucadendron Plants

'Red'

'Goldstrike'

Leucadendron Sessile

Protea and Banksia on Display at the University of California

Protea Plants at the Sunnyside Conservatory in San Francisco

The Sunnyside Conservatory is known as the 'Second Conservatory" in San Francisco, not as well known as the "Conservatory of Flowers" in Golden Gate Park.  The Sunnyside Conservatory is in the southern part of San Francisco, and closer to the freeways leading to and from San Mateo county to the south.  The Sunnyside Conservatory has some unusual flora, including protea plants.

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(Photo credit to Sally Ross of the Friends of the Sunnyside Conservatory)

(Photo credit to Sally Ross of the Friends of the Sunnyside Conservatory)

Banksia Protea

Banksia protea are a more unusual genus of protea, with distinctive flower cones.  Good examples may be found in botanical gardens.  They grow to be substantial sized trees and shrubs.  Banksia are originally from Australia.  For more information on Australian Protea plants, please see:  http://australianproteaplants.blogspot.com/

These fotos are from Banksia plants in bloom

at the Presidio in San Francisco

Protea from the San Francisco Botanical Garden

Protea from the San Francisco Botanical Garden