{"id":697,"date":"2016-05-15T23:54:21","date_gmt":"2016-05-15T13:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bambooandlotus.com\/wordpress_a\/?p=697"},"modified":"2016-05-15T23:54:21","modified_gmt":"2016-05-15T13:54:21","slug":"stunning-beauty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bambooandlotus.com\/wordpress_a\/stunning-beauty\/","title":{"rendered":"Stunning beauty&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have just completed a wedding and have been blown out by how beautiful these particular Pink Ice Proteas are&#8230; <\/p>\n<p>I have never seen any more beautiful and thought I would share a little info on them&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Proteas are native to South Africa and the botanical name is Protea neriifolia.  They are very hardy and require little water but the bloom is long lasting and beautiful. The flowers are spectacular and can be used as cut flowers and left to dry are still equally impressive.  When planted they grow to a height of approximately 2.5m x 2m and will also attract birds to your garden.  <\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s not to like about these beautiful blooms&#8230;. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bambooandlotus.com\/wordpress_a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/15.5.16-Image-Mine-13240136_10207619255373952_3992572191995437025_n.jpg\" alt=\"15.5.16 - Image ~ Mine - 13240136_10207619255373952_3992572191995437025_n\" width=\"497\" height=\"280\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambooandlotus.com\/wordpress_a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/15.5.16-Image-Mine-13240136_10207619255373952_3992572191995437025_n.jpg 497w, https:\/\/bambooandlotus.com\/wordpress_a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/15.5.16-Image-Mine-13240136_10207619255373952_3992572191995437025_n-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/bambooandlotus.com\/wordpress_a\/stunning-beauty\/?share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-pinterest-697\" class=\"share-pinterest sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/bambooandlotus.com\/wordpress_a\/stunning-beauty\/?share=pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pinterest\"><span>Pinterest<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-697\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/bambooandlotus.com\/wordpress_a\/stunning-beauty\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-697\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/bambooandlotus.com\/wordpress_a\/stunning-beauty\/?share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/bambooandlotus.com\/wordpress_a\/stunning-beauty\/?share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\"><span>Tumblr<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-pocket\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-pocket sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/bambooandlotus.com\/wordpress_a\/stunning-beauty\/?share=pocket\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pocket\"><span>Pocket<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-697\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/bambooandlotus.com\/wordpress_a\/stunning-beauty\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have just completed a wedding and have been blown out by how beautiful these particular Pink Ice Proteas are&#8230; I have never seen any more beautiful and thought I would share a little info on them&#8230; Proteas are native to South Africa and the botanical name is Protea neriifolia. 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