The showy Leucadendron laureolum puts on a worthy show across the mountain slopes.
The yellow flower heads show up against the green folliage.
Protea lepidocarpodendron – the handsome Black-bearded protea.
Berzelia lanuginosa – Kolkol, vleiknoppiesbos.
Oedera uniflora – prolific flowerers – their flowers stand up to the fierce winds.
Protea coronata – Green sugarbush protea
Mimetes fimbriifolius, Tree pagoda
Leucadendron laureolum in full bloom.
Glorious yellow, Leucadendron laureolum.
Prolific flowering in July.
In the early 20th C hunters had all but wiped out this species of antelope. Only seventeen survived. Thankfully conservation-minded farmers established a reserve in 1931 and fortunately their numbers increased and today they flourish.
Swathes of yellow catch the eye as the mountain slopes in the southern part of the Cape Peninsula are in full bloom with the showy Leucadendrons (the cone families of the Protea species). Winter is a dynamic time for a number of the protea species – Blackbeards and Green sugarbush proteas also flower showing off stylish flower heads.
Nature on the Edge 
I like proteas, they must be glorious to see in person wild in the landscape!
Glorious indeed. Such a beautiful wild landscape.
Beautiful landscape….we have many of these growing in our gardens here in australia now….our climates must be wuite similar 😊
What a beautiful winter landscape, Liz, and such a contrast to the dreary winters on the Highveld!
Beautiful – what a lovely collage.
Very cool
Alive with colour and beauty – yellow is indeed a happy colour. Proteas can be bought in flowershops here only.
Very nice series from a beautiful landscape.
magnificent!