Plant Profile
Leucodendron Strobilinum
Common names: Peninsula Cone Bush
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Proteaceae
Shrub
Up to 2.5 m
Evergreen
Indigenous
Shrub
Up to 2.5 m
Evergreen
Indigenous
Full Sun
Average water
Brack / Saline
Wind Resistant
Frost Resistant
It occurs on the Cape Peninsula, and the distribution ranges from Table Mountain to Kommetjie. It grows on damp, rocky slopes.
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The leaves are dark green and oval. The leaf tips are red and recurved with a fine point.
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Radial (Actinomorphic)
Winter
Yellow Green , Yellow , Light Red , Red
Decorative , For Vase
Unspecified
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Winter
Yellow Green , Yellow , Light Red , Red
Decorative , For Vase
Unspecified
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Leucadendron strobilinum has plants of separate sexes, the male and female flowers occur on separate plants. Flowers are pollinated by small beetles.
NOTES
It is listed as Near Threatened on the Red List of South African plants.
