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Leucospermum, Pincushion Protea 'Veldfire' (Leucospermum)

Leucospermum

Found at the San Francisco Arboretum 4/06. A cultivar of L. glabrum that was found growing in New Zealand

by Kell Apr 16, 2006 10:57 PM

Grows to 4 and 1/2 feet tall by 6 to 8 feet wide.

by Kell Apr 14, 2006 6:14 PM

Bud. This cultivar is not used in the cut flower trade because the flowerheads snap off too easily.

by Kell Apr 16, 2006 10:57 PM

Found at the San Francisco Arboretum 4/06.

by Kell Apr 16, 2006 10:57 PM

Blooming in San Francisco, January 2007

by begoniacrazii Jan 20, 2007 1:10 PM

at San Francisco Botanical Garden 5-19-07

by ecrane3 May 27, 2007 3:24 AM

The stigmas (at the end of the yellow, tall styles) are now without its own pollen and waiting for a neighbors. The canoe shaped stamens are wide open around the base of the styles The anthers are drying up for their pollen has already been transferred to its own yellow stigmas and then dispersed from them, leaving them bare so they can mature within 36 hours and be ready to be pollinated with stranger pollen.

by Kell Nov 22, 2007 2:15 PM

The stamens are open showing the dried up anthers.

by Kell Nov 22, 2007 2:15 PM

The yellow stems are the styles. The end of them, the stigmas, are slipped into the stamens and will emerge covered in pollen when the flower opens.

by Kell Nov 22, 2007 2:15 PM

Its own pollen is falling off its yellow stigmas and then within 36 hours the stigmas will be mature and be ready for pollination from stranger pollen.

by Kell Nov 22, 2007 2:15 PM

This is a newly open bloom. Within 3 to 4 hours its own pollen will fall off the yellow stigmas and then mature to be ready to accept pollen from a different bush. You can see the fresh stamens (canoe shaped) way below the tall styles with their now bare anthers which soon will dry up.

by Kell Nov 21, 2007 2:15 PM

To the left you can see the small canoe shaped stamens with the anthers inside starting to dry up. This flower has been open about 4 hours and its own pollen is falling from its yellow immature stigmas you can see sticking out to the right.

by Kell Nov 22, 2007 2:15 PM

You can see the glandular leaf tips on these leaves. They become more red as they mature and become more leathery. They can have as many as 20 glands per leaf. These secrete a sugary solution which attract ants, flies and wasps.

by Kell Nov 22, 2007 2:15 PM

Habit when in bloom.

by mgarr Jan 2, 2008 3:01 PM

by Kell Aug 23, 2010 3:30 AM

Nodding Pincushion, Leucospermum 'Veldfire' taken in Hawaii May, 2010 [just before flowers open]

by atisch Sep 26, 2010 12:14 AM

Each style is about to slip out of the hairy perianth covered in pollen

by Kell Jan 29, 2011 3:23 AM

Each style is about to slip out of the hairy perianth covered in pollen

by Kell Jan 29, 2011 3:23 AM

A mature flower head with the styles now out of the perianth covering and presenting pollen to the world.

by Kell Jan 29, 2011 4:32 PM

San Francisco Botanical Garden

by growin Jul 29, 2011 11:41 AM

San Francisco Botanical Garden

by growin Jul 29, 2011 11:42 AM

San Francisco Botanical Garden

by growin Sep 26, 2011 2:30 PM

San Francisco Botanical Garden

by growin Sep 26, 2011 2:31 PM