http://www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/tags/honeypot/ Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:22:53 -0800 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:22:53 -0800 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1365/buddyicons/87453322@N00.jpg?1181571503#87453322@N00 http://www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/tags/honeypot/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/3250293595/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/87453322@N00/">Rana Pipiens</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/3250293595/" title="White to open. Protea cynaroides, Fernkloof, Hermanus, South Africa"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3357/3250293595_8cb4fd9cbc_m.jpg" width="191" height="240" alt="White to open. Protea cynaroides, Fernkloof, Hermanus, South Africa" /></a></p> <p>The magnificent King Protea, the national flower of South Africa, is usually photographed in its full blossom. But this beautiful bud about to open seduced my camera.<br /> King Protea or Honeypot or Kind Sugar Bush is known in Latin as Protea cynaroides. 'Cynaroides' because at first sight it does look like an artichoke (= cynara). The history of its discovery and description by scientists and naturalists in the employ of the Dutch East India Company and by their correspondents in Europe is too well known to repeat here. But each time I cast my eyes on these wonderful plants I discover them anew!</p> Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:22:53 -0800 2009-01-02T11:41:45-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Rana Pipiens) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3250293595 White to open. Protea cynaroides, Fernkloof, Hermanus, South Africa <p>The magnificent King Protea, the national flower of South Africa, is usually photographed in its full blossom. But this beautiful bud about to open seduced my camera.<br /> King Protea or Honeypot or Kind Sugar Bush is known in Latin as Protea cynaroides. 'Cynaroides' because at first sight it does look like an artichoke (= cynara). The history of its discovery and description by scientists and naturalists in the employ of the Dutch East India Company and by their correspondents in Europe is too well known to repeat here. But each time I cast my eyes on these wonderful plants I discover them anew!</p> Rana Pipiens hermanus southafrica soe artichoke kingprotea honeypot naturesfinest proteacynaroides cynara dutcheastindiacompany flickrsbest bej kingsugarbush mywinners abigfave platinumphoto impressedbeauty ishflickr fernkloofnaturereserve