<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:44:29 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/created/protea/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Some King Proteas: A Series of Photographs and Musings]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is not that often that everything in the universe aligns. Sometimes you just stumble upon something with the perfect lighting that just begs to be photographed. I think as a photographer we are always]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@fermentedphil/some-king-proteas-a-series-of-photographs-and-musings</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@fermentedphil/some-king-proteas-a-series-of-photographs-and-musings</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fermentedphil]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 15:07:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJjsWDRvekVDta6JZQ45DM9xWuWK9yUjiXNMhuZRFM87KKKvAEQ9AfgRTtRmGgUqEUWsH7JRxx9qdRKa7h4WoFm4s9xLnNVaLUrV5YN9oq3AkuPaJCRsXNri?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protea Watercolour Painting 🖌️🎨]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protea Watercolour Painting 🎨🖌️ Hi hive friends! Welcome back to @tunnaingwin hive account. Hi everyone! It's Nadia, a watercolor artist from Kyiv,Ukraine. And today we are going to paint a watercolor]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@tunnaingwin/protea-watercolour-painting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@tunnaingwin/protea-watercolour-painting</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-117778]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tunnaingwin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2023 13:40:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmSSuksEXsAP7zT1Srr1mHULpJioBVER4BkBWRyXBiQJ5o/img_0.8974984085780093.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protea South Africa's national flower ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don't often come across Protea flower in garden. This I happened to see at client's plot on Thursday. Protea is South Africa's national flower symbolizing the nation's beauty. It is an absolute beauty]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@joetunex/protea-south-africa-s-national-flower</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@joetunex/protea-south-africa-s-national-flower</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-108278]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joetunex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2020 06:43:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonXkTjiTwb3XQw4GUbRPk8vXNrXCFeGVebzZZBPTVH5GpBmSt4kLzaLs3SQpbkb5v9woofPDeTh4teGxox9tgp2QhdduPKbtp5NiY8jSPKL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The final chapter of a 11-month flowering journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although there are new pictures, I'm reposting images and text from 2 previous posts so this is also tagged #showcasesunday. The proteas growing on the hill are Protea caffra, a very common protea species]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@nikv/the-final-chapter-of-a-11-month-flowering-journey</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@nikv/the-final-chapter-of-a-11-month-flowering-journey</guid><category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nikv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 Oct 2019 21:50:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovY3y9eyQsYNsXv23LXfjVY23hQ1vonP4taEDkFJPWKQR8PZQRgTW3JRWNbbRRezSDtjBhzdMYeEhaCRnygBaVR3c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shirley's instagram Feed : 2019/05/04 15:20:40]]></title><description><![CDATA[I think I'll just leave this here for a while. But don't think the brown striped paper worked for me sadly. Oh well. Time for a new theme for a little while. Just not sure what that is yet. #share2steem]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@saltyseagull/saltyseagull-1556976040482-shirleys-instagram-feed--20190504-152040</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@saltyseagull/saltyseagull-1556976040482-shirleys-instagram-feed--20190504-152040</guid><category><![CDATA[share2steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[saltyseagull]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2019 13:20:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5AUQpACcfiUgizrrfcaYJ9mNeZS1Gtt3WLoibukr8dLZ6eF6GQY2WN7CY6fmqbVtpKXXANoYg6aDEkghkrpe2VBDp9oc8oYG26w3GVDNrJZzSqqc31KFy4T6eQrYSWe9fa2R443Xk46RAU2i2hgC6Zz6dsEbGyzjuwTST8CVHgQNVZoorcYiFBobMzxPwazed4XkaT9FvjggRPSAUR1thQHx7dcs9DJvLCWwrEuRVpSzRB5Zrqh4kBppDe7T1GryXeAyzuDW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protea - Growing Communities of Tomorrow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protea Growing Communities of Tomorrow Screenshots Hunter's comment This is a tool for communities on the blockchain to help grow by using protea to incentivize collaboration and engagement with a proof]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@jaydurella/protea-growing-communities-of-tomorrow</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@jaydurella/protea-growing-communities-of-tomorrow</guid><category><![CDATA[steemhunt]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jaydurella]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2019 15:49:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRq8erYz5HZFcKZa4u7MaDwaofR4zbEPXQJUbw6DiseTtEBRdbeQagsShHix6PU1Be2pY3U8zENDTJHGYL96UY27PjTWUy9DSumc4xQDett8ZhW7VmhodFcy6Fth4L1MQDGPzktqaB1g6zqDfiAg6srWmZ61HLA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photography from a protea flower farm]]></title><link>https://ecency.com/@masyl/photography-from-a-protea-flower-farm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@masyl/photography-from-a-protea-flower-farm</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[masyl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2018 19:23:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJZWBXFXnbnQ1FtoZhRqrTWozhqoqWHpGmpmnKtUrMZ6rxXUMX6jU1Hu9qnt8RsKxKc8bcB4sS45yaduvVUQSp7jb2uEHqNDrpcgqD63LA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[the Crown.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist and Creation ... my finished painting of a Protea, in watercolor. 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The 4 Star hotel which is strategically located close]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@generalolomu/the-way-a-guest-feels-resonates-better-than-the-quality-of-the-hotel-facilities-rita-opiah-marketing-manager-protea-hotel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@generalolomu/the-way-a-guest-feels-resonates-better-than-the-quality-of-the-hotel-facilities-rita-opiah-marketing-manager-protea-hotel</guid><category><![CDATA[ritaopiah]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[generalolomu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2018 19:50:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Color Challenge: Orange Tuesday]]></title><description><![CDATA[For today's challenge I submit a photo I took of some pincushion proteas a friend gave me a few months ago. Only in nature can orange and pink work together to form something extraordinary like this flower.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@snapperlize/4u63z8-color-challenge-orange-tuesday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@snapperlize/4u63z8-color-challenge-orange-tuesday</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[snapperlize]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 14:15:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVdizY2A8Ags4rfYipPyXVjTG6fZQMjhXhMEecbd5xSE5APrBwDyDYK3T6L2U27H9kzMM7XSsxWCrGNr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flower power]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I happen to have flowers hand delivered by my mister today as an apology by him for being forgetful.. He didn't have to, but I still feel lucky.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@fates/flower-power-2017912t132053735z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@fates/flower-power-2017912t132053735z</guid><category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fates]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2017 11:21:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMeQqkxbdd8MCKtcA75jt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proudly South African]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I would like to share some of my photos I took of a few proteas This is a "proudly South African" flower, as it is the national symbol of our country, although I read on Google that they]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@snapperlize/the-protea-aka-the-sugar-bush</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@snapperlize/the-protea-aka-the-sugar-bush</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[snapperlize]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2017 15:22:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89ojE6xiKkTGLLviE4XhC9deq3Pfkb8pmn1QP8gSeFnFzAzjnmkqCkn8F3yuhp9HGUFecknuC9ZMp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#Photography / Beautiful Giant Protea / Photo's Taken At Helderberg Nature Reserve / Somerset West, Cape Town.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Look at these lovely Proteas! Happened to be in flower and came across them on our walk on the mountainside. The pink is is perfect! image credit -my own photos]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dianadee/photography-beautiful-giant-protea-photo-s-taken-at-helderberg-nature-reserve-somerset-west-cape-town</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dianadee/photography-beautiful-giant-protea-photo-s-taken-at-helderberg-nature-reserve-somerset-west-cape-town</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dianadee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2017 22:24:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeLaRBuMtXkyVS9puiN1kJp79CTaT8wAWBcexgtmhbcVyBX1RJ7BCy3cBPWGNCuaGc6SNrMiRLzi3H8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[King Protea flower photographed in Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa.]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Africa's national flower. More info: Kirstenbosch on google maps: My copyrighted photography. All upvotes & comments welcome. Photo taken with an HP945]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@readallaboutit/king-protea-flower-photographed-in-kirstenbosch-botanical-gardens-cape-town-south-africa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@readallaboutit/king-protea-flower-photographed-in-kirstenbosch-botanical-gardens-cape-town-south-africa</guid><category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[readallaboutit]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2017 12:36:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyy9HtYnuXY5PPDabRkAZeJwBkmQAcQj7fUsydJqzShMDS9eNFTaJEtFwpHBvXenLf8eevHwqTUajE6zrWJHR9XeSnJ7kvpMY9PFt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Protea – Flower Of Change And Hope]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protea is both the Botanical and English name and is sometimes also called Sugarbush. 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The protea is South Africa's National flower. Upvoting/Resteeming/Commenting/Steemvoter are all welcome.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@readallaboutit/beautiful-protea-flower</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@readallaboutit/beautiful-protea-flower</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[readallaboutit]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:33:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyyAwvZsKHCFCoZy1jZfNXQUQq7yKcXsagNcFD1mQSY8uBe5p4qsRbHEVgMA5erHMLVmncZgsnTt5JVZDJuCTn9fDkjMk75vFkhA6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>