Adopt a seed from the snow protea

Adopt Protea cryophila

This protea is confined to a 25km long strip along the snow line of the Cederberg mountains of South Africa. Sadly, as the climate warms the snow belt is receding and heavy snowfalls, which the species needs to trigger flowering, are becoming less frequent. Read more about this plant.

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