Splendid Pagoda

Mimetes splendidus, commonly known as Splendid Pagoda, is a sparsely branching shrub in the Proteaceae family. It is characterized by its upright growth and silvery-hairy leaves that are broadly lance-shaped to oval, with three to four teeth at the tip. The plant produces cylinder-shaped inflorescences made up of multiple heads, each containing 11–13 flowers. These inflorescences are found in the axils of the uppermost leaves, which form a hood over the lower flowerhead and are flushed with orangy pink. Mimetes splendidus is endemic to the south-facing slopes of coastal mountains in the Western Cape province of South Africa and flowers during the winter months, from early May to September.