Life Span
Biennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Grass, Herbs
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Africa, Southern Africa
Types
'Balboa White' lisianthus, 'Forever Blue' lisianthus, 'Forever White' lisianthus, 'Lisa Pink' lisianthus
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Number of Varieties
101600
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40000
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Habitat
Grassland, Warmer regions
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-1110-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
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
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
40.00 cm91.44 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
8.00 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Pink, Lavender, Blue Violet
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray 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
Succulent
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
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Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, 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
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
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
Botrytis Blight, Cercospora leaf spot, Cucumber mosaic, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Fusarium stem rot, Fusarium wilt, Impatiens necrotic spot, Lisianthus necrosis, Phyllosticta leaf spot, Pythium root rot, Rhizoctonia stem rot, Sclerophoma stem blight, Tobacco mosaic
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single, Double, Semi-Double
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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
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used for fragrance
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
EUSTOMA grandiflorum
PROTEA
Common Name
Lisianthus, Florida blue,bBuebell
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
In Hindi
Lisianthus
Protea plant
In German
Lisianthus
Protea Pflanze
In French
Lisianthus
usine de Protea
In Spanish
Lisianthus
planta de protea
In Greek
Lisianthus
φυτό Protea
In Portuguese
Lisianthus
planta Protea
In Polish
Eustoma
Protea roślin
In Latin
Lisianthus
Protea herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Proteales
Family
Gentianaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Eustoma
Protea
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Chironieae
Proteae
Subfamily
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Proteoideae
Number of Species
31600
1
27800
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