Noel Shaw | Prehistoric protea is a true survivor

July 15 2017 - 4:00pm

One of the big advantages of proteas, those plants with the big, spectacular flowers, is that they thrive in poor soil, having evolved in soils that were low in nutrients, particularly phosphorus.

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