| The centerpiece of flowers contained protea, green anthuriums, Oriental lilies and Star of Bethlehem with the plates framed by Monsterra leaves. |
| It is an elegant bush, which in the sterile state resembles a protea bush. |
| South African protea species are cultivated commercially in Australia, France, Spain, and the United States. |
| A single sugarbird can visit and potentially pollinate as many as 300 protea flowers in one day. |
| The seeds of the pincushion protea are buried in the ground by ants, and germinate only when mature plants have been killed by fire. |
| Though the old man watching the flames seems outwardly unconcerned with the protea and the sugarbird, they have more in common than he might think. |
