Black Wattle

Protea

About Black Wattle and Protea

Black Wattle

Protea

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Southern Africa, South Africa

Africa, Southern Africa

1.4 Types

Acacia aulacocarpa, Papuan wattle, Red wattle

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Valley, wooded grassland

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-12

10-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

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2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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910.00 cm

Rank: 44 (Overall)▶

91.44 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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910.00 cm

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91.44 cm

Rank: 82 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Lemon yellow

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2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan, Chocolate

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2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

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2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

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2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

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2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green

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2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Fall, Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

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3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

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3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

All year

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

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4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Keep the Soil well drained, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Water Deeply

Requires a lot of watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

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5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Flying insects, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Pollen

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

Insignificant

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Wildlife, Windbreak

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Abdominal Disease, Anthelmintic, Back pain, Chest pain, Colic, Cough, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Dysentry, Emetic, Febrifuge, Liver problems, Sore Eyes, Stomachic, Tonic, tonic in pregnancy, Tooth ache, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms, Treating fever, tuberculosis, Upset stomach, Wounds

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Seeds, Stem, Tree trunks

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Gum, Used as fuel, Wood is used for making furniture

Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PELTOPHORUM africanum

PROTEA

7.2 Common Name

Black Wattle, Weeping Wattle

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

Black Wattle Tree

Protea plant

7.2.2 In German

Schwarz Akazie Baum

Protea Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

Noir Arbre Wattle

usine de Protea

7.2.4 In Spanish

Negro del árbol del zarzo

planta de protea

7.2.5 In Greek

Μαύρο Wattle Δέντρο

φυτό Protea

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore da acácia negra

planta Protea

7.2.7 In Polish

Czarne Drzewo akacji

Protea roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Niger Wattle ligno

Protea herba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Vascular plant

8.3 Class

Rosopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Gentianales

Proteales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Proteaceae

8.6 Genus

Peltophorum

Protea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Caesalpinieae

Proteae

8.9 Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Proteoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Black Wattle and Protea

Wondering what are the properties of Black Wattle and Protea? We provide you with everything About Black Wattle and Protea. Black Wattle doesn't have thorns and Protea doesn't have thorns. Also Black Wattle does not have fragrant flowers. Black Wattle has allergic reactions like Pollen and Protea has allergic reactions like Pollen. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Black Wattle and Protea and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Black Wattle and Protea

Season and care of Black Wattle and Protea is important to know. While considering everything about Black Wattle and Protea Care, growing season is an essential factor. Black Wattle season is Spring and Summer and Protea season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Black Wattle is Loam, Sand and for Protea is Clay while the PH of soil for Black Wattle is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Protea is Acidic.

Black Wattle and Protea Physical Information

Black Wattle and Protea physical information is very important for comparison. Black Wattle height is 910.00 cm and width 910.00 cm whereas Protea height is 91.44 cm and width 91.44 cm. The color specification of Black Wattle and Protea are as follows:

Black Wattle flower color: Light Yellow and Lemon yellow
Black Wattle leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Protea flower color: Not Available
Protea leaf color: Not Available

Care of Black Wattle and Protea

Care of Black Wattle and Protea include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Black Wattle pruning is done Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Protea pruning is done Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Black Wattle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Protea needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.