Gordon's Bay Pincushion
by Eva Lechner
Title
Gordon's Bay Pincushion
Artist
Eva Lechner
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
Leucospermum bolusii is a shrub native to South Africa. It grows to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) in height, and has nearly hairless leaves with a single apical tooth. The leaves are oval shaped and range from 25–45 mm (0.98–1.77 in) in length. The flower heads are about 2 cm in diameter, slightly flattened globe shaped, are set on a stalk of about 1 cm and crowded with up to eight together at the tip og the braches. They each contain 50–100 small, sweetly scented creamy white flowers, that later turn light pink. Flowering takes place between September and December. It is called Gordon’s Bay pincushion in English and witluisiesbos in Afrikaans
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February 27th, 2020
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