The protea flower is a cone-like head or cluster of individual, long, tubular flowers. In Protea species, they are often surrounded at the base by stiff, colorful, petal-like leaves or bracts, which often form a cup shape, with mass of one- to two-inch, white stamens in the center. In Leucospermum species, the flowers are produced in a dense group with long, prominent styles that stick up, giving the flower the look of a pincushion or firework. Protea flowers are showy, long lasting, and are typically shades of pink, red, white, cream, and yellow.
