Plate 577 Protea virgata (Twiggy Protea)
T. Bensley, 1797-1812. Print from "The Botanist's Repository, Comprising Colour'd Engravings of New and Rare Plants" a monumental 10-volume work published by English artist and engraver Henry Cranke Andrews between 1797 and 1812 (with some parts issued until 1815). These prints are highly regarded for their artistic, hand-colored quality, which was intended to resemble watercolor drawings rather than traditional engravings. Protea is a genus of South African flowering plants, also called sugarbushes. It is the type genus of the Proteaceae family. About 92% of the species occur only in the Cape Floristic Region, a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clanwilliam to Grahamstown, South Africa. Please examine photo for condition of print. Original text page included. A rare tree with spectacular, deep pink bracts and pale pink flowers in winter, that has potential as a garden ornamental for summer rainfall gardens. Protea curvata is endemic to the mountains around Barberton, Mpumalanga, on the Drakensberg Escarpment. The plants are found growing on the summit ridge and southern lip of a low koppie on the farm, Claremont Vale, near Caledonian siding, by Suidkaap River. This species grows in Barberton Serpentine Sourveld, in bushveld, in subtropical, summer rainfall, varying from 600–750 mm, in hot and steamy conditions, on talcose serpentine soil of the Jamestown Schist Belt, derived from ultra-basic rocks, at 850 m altitude above sea level. 265 by 210mm (10½ by 8¼ inches). Item #32693
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