The diverse protea family has more than 350 species in South Africa. The King Protea is SA’s largest flower export with more than 10 million stems sent abroad last year, worth close to R275 million.

Cullinan (South Africa) (AFP) – On his farm two hours north of Johannesburg, Nico Thuynsma gestured towards thousands of orange, yellow and pink proteas in flower and thriving 1,500 kilometres (930 ...