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The New South Wales waratah (Telopea speciosissima) is a large shrub in the Proteaceae family. Endemic to New South Wales, Australia, it is the floral emblem of that state. It grows as a shrub to 3 to 4 m (10–13 ft) high and 2 m (7 ft) wide, with dark green leaves and several stems rising from a pronounced woody base known as a lignotuber. During the spring it has striking large red flowerheads, each made up of hundreds of individual flowers. These are visited by the eastern pygmy possum (Cercartetus nanus), birds such as honeyeaters (Meliphagidae), and insects. T. speciosissima has featured prominently in art, architecture and advertising. Cultivars with various shades of red, pink and even white flowers are available. Commercially grown in several countries as a cut flower, it is also cultivated in home gardens, although it requires good drainage and is vulnerable to fungal disease and pests.

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