Leucadendron Platyspermum - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds Sprouting Seeds Growing 12cm to 30cm with

Growing 12cm to 30cm with 2 broad leaves and pale blue flowers with red-brown markings

It is a very hardy tree and is grown extensively in Zimbabwe

In the Caribbean

This is the original strain of the high quality Hubbard squash

In some species the old leaves persist and form a short column on which new leaves develop

Leucadendron Platyspermum - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds Sprouting Seeds Growing 12cm to 30cm withLeucadendron is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, endemic to South Africa, where they are a prominent part of the fynbos ecoregion and vegetation type. Leucadendrons are evergreen shrubs or small trees growing up to 116 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, simple, entire, and usually green, often covered with a waxy bloom, and in the case of the Silvertree, with a distinct silvery tone produced by dense