You may be inspired to pet some of the furry ones, stroking plush, spotted tips and scalloped edges while holding them close. The brightly plumed, spiky ones may prompt you to recall your coral reef ...

New species of flowering plants called proteas are exploding onto the scene three times faster in parts of Australia and South Africa than anywhere else in the world, creating exceptional 'hotspots' ...

Reading under a gas lamp on a Santa Barbara winery, Mike Astone had no idea that one book from the shelf would soon redirect the course of his life. When a growing manual for exotic protea flowers ...

Q: We brought back protea seed from South Africa. Will they grow here in a well-draining or sandy soil? Do you know any local gardeners who've tried it ? — C.S., Kingwood A: I have never met anyone ...

Washington - The man who introduced South Africa's Protea to America, the late Howard Asper, has been awarded the 2000 California Floriculture Hall of Fame Award. Asper, who died in 1993, took a ...

The protea family spread through the southern hemisphere by riding on fragments of the ancient supercontinent Gondwana, according to a scientist who says his research deals a blow to intelligent ...