Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Shrubs, Trees
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Australia
Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Eucalyptus absita, Eucalyptus acies, Eucalyptus calycogona
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Number of Varieties
7001600
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40000
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Habitat
River side
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-1010-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
12-8
Sunset Zone
5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.50 cm91.44 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
32.81 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Red, White
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Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Egg-shaped
Thorns
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✘
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Plant Season
Winter
Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
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Type of Soil
Well drained
Clay
The pH of Soil
Slightly Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Early Summer, Spring
All year
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
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Tolerances
Drought
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Stem Planting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period
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
Slightly Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Well drained
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, 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
Canker, head rot, Mealybugs, Root rot
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
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Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
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Attracts
Birds
Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
Itchiness, Pain and fatigue, Respiratory problems
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Burns, Cough, Fever, Joint pain, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Upset stomach
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used in paper industry
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
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Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
Eucalyptus
PROTEA
Common Name
Eucalyptus
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
In Hindi
नीलगिरी
Protea plant
In German
Eukalyptus
Protea Pflanze
In French
Eucalyptus
usine de Protea
In Spanish
Eucalipto
planta de protea
In Greek
ευκάλυπτος
φυτό Protea
In Portuguese
Eucalipto
planta Protea
In Polish
Eukaliptus
Protea roślin
In Latin
Eucalyptus
Protea herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Proteales
Family
Myrtaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Eucalyptus
Protea
Clade
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Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Eucalypteae
Proteae
Subfamily
Myrtoideae
Proteoideae
Number of Species
7001600
1
27800
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