SPECIES

Photos and information about the species we grow,
and perhaps about a few we might like to grow in the future

FAMILY	PROTEACEAE
Scientific name	Conospermum caeruleum	Common name	Blue Brother

Conospermum caeruleum Blue Brother Vasse Photo: Richard Clark 29th July 2008
Vasse Photos: Richard Clark 12th July 2007

A FloraBase page on the family Proteaceae. Proteaceae in the Wikipedia.	A FloraBase page on the genus Conospermum. Conospermum in the Wikipedia.
Horticultural note: There are several subspecies of Conospermum caeruleum in the region.
References: FloraBase SAINSBURY, R.M. (1991) A Field Guide to Smokebushes and Honeysuckles (Conospermum and Lambertia), University of Western Australia Press. MABBERLEY, D.J. (1987/1997) The Plant Book, Cambridge University Press. WHEELER, J. et al (2002) Flora of the South West – Bunbury/Augusta/Denmark, Australian Biological Resources Study, University of Western Australia Press.