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Leucadendron discolor
Also called Piketberg Conebush, Discolor, Flame Gold Tips, Flametip Conebush, Red Centre, Red Conebush, Sunshinebush
Leucadendron discolor is a species of plant in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. It is threatened by habitat loss. In English the plant is known as the Piketberg Conebush and in Afrikaans as the Rooitolbos. L. discolor is a slow growing perennial. Growth of the root system and propagation, from a seed to the plant's first flower, can take up to two years. The male L. discolor 'Sunset' flowers exuberantly during early spring exposing a colorful flower head during this time. The flower head is composed of a dome-like receptacle, and is densely covered with small male flowers. These plants are only able to reproduce after their third year of life.
The species has potential to be commercially exported using new methods that aide in rooting, such as Indole-3-butyric acid (IBA).
Linear-leaf Conebush · Red Edge Conebush · Silver tree · Swartberg Conebush · Gideonskop Conebush · Foetid Conebush · Graafwater Conebush · Foetid Conebush · Riviersonderend Conebush · Witteberg Sunbush · Witsenberg Conebush · Scraggly Conebush
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Leucadendron discolor by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
