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Common Sunshine cone bush This has been planted on the property where we are staying and is endemic to South Africa.<br /> <br /> There is also a hybrid that is very similar to this&#039;&#039;Leucadendron&#039;&#039; &lsquo;Safari Sunset&#039; bred from a red form of &#039;&#039;L. salignum&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;L. laureolum&#039;&#039;. First bred in New Zealand in the 1960s, it is grown commercially in Israel and exported worldwide as a cut flower. Australia,Geotagged,Leucadendron salignum,Leucadendron_salignum,Winter Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Common Sunshine cone bush

This has been planted on the property where we are staying and is endemic to South Africa.

There is also a hybrid that is very similar to this''Leucadendron'' ‘Safari Sunset' bred from a red form of ''L. salignum'' and ''L. laureolum''. First bred in New Zealand in the 1960s, it is grown commercially in Israel and exported worldwide as a cut flower.

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    Ruth Spigelman
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    How very pretty. The Proteas and Leucadendrons are unique and intriguing and I'm glad they grow well here in Australia thanks to the similar climate/environment to SA. Posted 3 years ago
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      Thanks Ruth. I posted another one of a Dune Conebush which is thriving in sandy soil facing the Antarctic. They certainly are resilient! Posted 3 years ago

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The Common Sunshine Conebush

"Leucadendron salignum", also known as the common sunshine conebush, is an evergreen, dioecious shrub that produces several stems from the ground of up to 2 metres high; forming part of the genus Leucadendron from the family Proteaceae. It survives the wildfires that occur every one or two decades in the fynbos where it occurs by regrowing from an underground rootstock.

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Uploaded Aug 30, 2022. Captured Aug 30, 2022 15:59 in 6965 Huon Hwy, Dover TAS 7117, Australia.
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  • NIKON D7500
  • f/9.0
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO2500
  • 300mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.