Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Fruit
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
-
Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Rubus fruticosus
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Number of Varieties
151600
0
40000
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Habitat
ditches, vacant lots, wastelands
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-910-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-8
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm91.44 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Black
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Spring
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Stem Cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water frequently while growing
Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Anthracnose, Aphids, bees, Birds, Caterpillars, Lily Beetle, Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Variety of soil types
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Deers
Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
Food Allergy, Runny nose, Sinuses, sneezing
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves, Seeds
Flowers
Other Uses
Food for animals, Food for insects, Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
RUBUS 'Apache'
PROTEA
Common Name
Blackberry
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
In Hindi
ब्लैकबेरी
Protea plant
In German
Brombeere
Protea Pflanze
In French
la mûre
usine de Protea
In Spanish
Mora
planta de protea
In Greek
Βατόμουρο
φυτό Protea
In Portuguese
Amora preta
planta Protea
In Polish
Jeżyna
Protea roślin
In Latin
Etiam
Protea herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Proteales
Family
Rosaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Rubus
Protea
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Rubeae
Proteae
Subfamily
Rosoideae
Proteoideae
Number of Species
3751600
1
27800
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