# South Africa’s iconic protea, including the King Protea, is relocating due to climate change. Nearly 200 varieties now thrive far from their native Cape habitats, where many species face extinction. Experts say rising temperatures, habitat loss, and altered fire cycles threaten these endemic flowers. Through innovation, some farmers grow proteas using minimal irrigation, aiming to preserve them. The King Protea is the country’s largest flower export, with more than ten-million stems sent abroad last year, worth close to 275-million-rand.
South Africa’s iconic Protea fights for survival amid climate change threats