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Cape Flora SA, is a non-profit company (NPC) established in 2005 with the purpose of identifying and addressing the strategic needs of the fynbos and protea industry.

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ž๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฌOne of the things we love most about proteas is that their beauty doesn't end when they're fr...
12/06/2026

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ž๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฌ

One of the things we love most about proteas is that their beauty doesn't end when they're fresh. With a little patience, you can transform your blooms into stunning dried flowers that can be enjoyed for months - even years.

๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ž'๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ข๐ซ-๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž:
๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ ๐Ÿ: Prepare Your Proteas
Remove all the leaves from the stems and keep the stems as long as possible. Gather up to three stems together and secure them with a rubber band near the bottom.

๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ ๐Ÿ: Hang Them Upside Down
Hang your proteas upside down from a hanger, hook, or nail.

๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ ๐Ÿ‘: Find the Perfect Spot
Choose a dry, dark room with good air circulation. Avoid direct sunlight, as it can cause the flowers to fade.

๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ ๐Ÿ’: Let Nature Do the Work
Leave the proteas to dry for 2โ€“3 weeks. Check on them after a couple of weeks. If they still feel soft, allow a little more drying time.

๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ ๐Ÿ“: Ready to Enjoy
Once fully dry, remove the rubber band and your proteas are ready to use in arrangements, wreaths, tablescapes, and creative botanical displays.

๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐š๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ?
Simply place a few proteas with long stems into an empty vase. Make sure the flowers aren't touching each other and leave them in a dark, well-ventilated room for 2โ€“3 weeks.

๐’๐ญ๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฌ.

๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐ž ๐…๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐š ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š.Harvest in Full Colour celebrates the remarkable way nature...
10/06/2026

๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐ž ๐…๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐š ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š.

Harvest in Full Colour celebrates the remarkable way nature repeats itself through colour, texture and form. Inspired by the rich pigments found in seasonal fruits and vegetables, each bouquet begins with a harvest and evolves into a floral interpretation of its palette.

๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ, ๐ƒ๐ซ๐š๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐…๐ซ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
Its vibrant pink peel is echoed through Pink Ice and Erica, while the fruit's distinctive white flesh speckled with black seeds is reimagined using Niobe and conebush (Lcd meridianum). By carefully removing the foliage from the conebush stems, we created the dotted accents that capture the fruit's unmistakable character.
A harvest transformed into flowers.
A colour story told through botanicals.

๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐…๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ.

Wildly sculptural and beautifully untamedThis Banksia bouquet is a celebration of texture, movement, and the raw beauty ...
07/06/2026

Wildly sculptural and beautifully untamed

This Banksia bouquet is a celebration of texture, movement, and the raw beauty of wild flowers. From bright pincushions to striking Banksias, every stem brings a touch of natureโ€™s artistry into the arrangement.

Bold. Earthy. Unforgettable.

๐ป๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘–๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘˜ ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ƒ๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ž โ€˜๐‘‰๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ข๐‘ โ€™ ๐‘“๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘๐‘–๐‘๐‘˜๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘“๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘”๐‘Ž๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘‘, ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘˜ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘–๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘™...
04/06/2026

๐ป๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘–๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘˜

๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ƒ๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ž โ€˜๐‘‰๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ข๐‘ โ€™ ๐‘“๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘๐‘–๐‘๐‘˜๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘“๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘”๐‘Ž๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘‘, ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘˜ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘–๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘›. ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’โ€™๐‘  ๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ก ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘’๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘  ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘“๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘› ๐‘๐‘’๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘“๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘š - ๐‘Ž ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘š๐‘–๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘’โ€™๐‘  ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘“๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘š๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘š.

02/06/2026

The Annual General Meeting of the CFSA took place on 28 May 2026 at De Meye Wine Estate, bringing together more than 100 members and industry role-players for a day of insightful discussions, networking, and technical presentations.

The panel discussion focused on Exports led to lively discussions and identified areas that need more research. If you plan on joining the fynbos cut-flower industry, whether as producer, packhouse or exporter, feel free to make contact with us.

26/05/2026

An inspiring day of learning, creativity, and floral artistry

We were proud to host a workshop in collaboration with McQueens Flower School, bringing together aspiring freelance florists and creatives for a hands-on experience in the art of fynbos floral design.

Led by our very own Karien Bezuidenhout, manager at Cape Flora SA, the session shared some insight into the industry and floral inspiration with the next generation of design talent.

19/05/2026

From fire comes renewal ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ”ฅ

This yearโ€™s breathtaking Chelsea design by Leon Kluge tells the remarkable story of the Cape Floristic Region - a landscape shaped by fire, resilience, and rebirth. Inspired by the recent wildfires across the Cape, the display celebrates the incredible beauty that emerges after the flames, showcasing South Africaโ€™s rich diversity of fynbos, bulbs, orchids, and wildflowers.

And what a moment for South Africa ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
The garden proudly took home Gold and Best Exhibit in the Great Pavilion at the Chelsea Flower Show ๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿ† Congratulations and team!

18/05/2026

Introducing our third hero flower - the elegant Ayobaยฎ White Night โœจ๐Ÿค

Another exceptional variety developed by Future Fynbos, Ayobaยฎ White Night captures attention with its soft ivory blooms beautifully framed by slender foliage - a flower that truly stands out, even in the dark.

Flowering from May through to August, this premium protea is produced only in limited quantities, making it a rare and sought-after treasure in the floral world. With the oldest plantings still producing after 13 years, these blooms are a true testament to patience, care, and quality growing conditions.

Thriving in well-drained soils with careful pruning and summer irrigation, Ayobaยฎ White Night rewards growers and flower lovers alike with an impressive vase life of up to 3 weeks when properly cared for.

And the name Ayobaยฎ? A proudly South African expression of amazement, delight, and pure awesomeness - perfectly suited to a flower this beautiful ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆโœจ

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