The Suikerbossie, Protea repens, flowering in winter with snow on the Franschhoek mountains beyond, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]

Protea repens flowering in late summer in the Baviaans Kloof Mountains, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [photos Colin Paterson-Jones ©]

Flowerheads of the Suikerbossie, Protea repens, in winter in the Cape of Good Hope section of the Table Mountain National Park, Cape Peninsula, South Africa. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]

A Honey bee (Apis mellifera) in a Suikerbossie, Protea repens, flowerhead in autumn at Kirstenbosch, Cape Peninsula, South Africa. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]

A Four-striped grass mouse (Rhabdomys pumilio) eating Protea repens seeds, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]