Flora and Fauna: Protea Laterem

The protea is a flower native to South Africa. It has a lovely, wild sort of beauty and is one of the sturdiest flowers I have ever encountered; indeed, even one or two of these flowers in a bouquet and it can be used as a club!

There are many different varieties of protea, but here, pictured for the first time, is Protea laterem, the "brick protea".