The flowers are pink-white
especially in flavouring cream based sauces
They are sometimes ground and used as a substitute for black pepper
but it is also a very variable taxon in which a number of variety and forms has been described
creamy white and reddish tips
Leucospermum Muirii - Indigenous South African Protea - 5 Seeds Strawberry The flowers are pink-whiteLeucospermum (Pincushion, Pincushion Protea or Leucospermum) is a genus of about 50 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, native to Zimbabwe and South Africa, where they occupy a variety of habitats, including scrub, forest, and mountain slopes. They are evergreen shrubs (rarely small trees) growing to 0. 5 5 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, tough and leathery, simple, linear to lanceolate, 2 12 cm long and 0. 5 3 cm broad,