Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Bulb
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Asia, Central Asia, Eastern Asia, Southwest Europe
Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Accent, Acropolls, Cassata,Dellbes, Flower parade, Hawera
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Number of Varieties
501600
0
40000
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Habitat
Hillside, Open scrub, River side, Rocky areas, Scrubs, Woods
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-910-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-8
Sunset Zone
A2, A3, 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
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
1.25 cm91.44 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1.25 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Ivory, Lemon yellow, Peach, White, Yellow, Yellow green
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
All year
Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Part sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
-
Type of Soil
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Clay
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring, Spring
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Black Walnut Toxicity
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry
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
Soil Type
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Part sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune to control growth, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Basal rot, Crown rot, Fire, Leaf spot, Scorch, Viruses
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single, Double
-
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
-
Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
Asthma, Rhinoconjunctivitis
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Cold, Cough, Vomiting
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
Narcissus
PROTEA
Common Name
Daffodil
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
In Hindi
हलका पीला
Protea plant
In German
Narzisse
Protea Pflanze
In French
Jonquille
usine de Protea
In Spanish
Narciso
planta de protea
In Greek
ασφόδελος
φυτό Protea
In Portuguese
Abrótea
planta Protea
In Polish
żonkil
Protea roślin
In Latin
Asphodelus
Protea herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Proteales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Narcissus
Protea
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Narcisseae
Proteae
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Proteoideae
Number of Species
501600
1
27800
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