Cape sugarbird, Promerops cafer, perched on pincushion protea, Kirstenbosch botanical gardens, Cape Town, South Africa

Southern (lesser) doublecollared sunbird, Cinnyris chalybeus, perched on pincushion protea, Leucospermum erubescens, Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Blooming Pincushion Protea (Leucospermum species), Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Pincushion protea (Leucospermum cuneiforme), Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Pincushion protea (Leucospermum cordifolium), Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Common Pincushion Protea (Leucospermum cordifolium), Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Leucospermum cuneiforme (Common Pincushion Protea), Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Common Pincushion Protea (Leucospermum cordifolium), Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Hawaii, Pincushion protea flower arrangement.