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Giant Timber Bamboo
Giant Timber Bamboo

Protea
Protea



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About Giant Timber Bamboo and Protea

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual and Perennial

Type

Grass
Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

China
Africa, Southern Africa

Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree

Number of Varieties

15001600
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Wet Woods
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-1110-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 8
12-8

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect
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Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,000.00 cm91.44 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

10.00 cm91.44 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Acicular
Egg-shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall, Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow
-

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic

Soil Drainage

Average
-

Bloom Time

-
All year

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
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, Alkaline
Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves
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

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
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Facts

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

Coarse
-

Foliage Sheen

Matte
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Deers, Rabbits, Rats, Squirrels
Flying insects, Insects

Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation, Throat itching
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem
Flowers

Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BAMBUSA oldhamii
PROTEA

Common Name

Clumping Bamboo, Giant Timber Bamboo, Oldham's Bamboo
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree

In Hindi

Bānsa
Protea plant

In German

Bambus
Protea Pflanze

In French

Bambou
usine de Protea

In Spanish

Bambú
planta de protea

In Greek

μπαμπού
φυτό Protea

In Portuguese

bambu
planta Protea

In Polish

Bambus
Protea roślin

In Latin

Bamboo
Protea herba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Poales
Proteales

Family

Poaceae
Proteaceae

Genus

Bambusa
Protea

Clade

-
Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Bambuseae
Proteae

Subfamily

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Proteoideae

Number of Species

911600
1 27800
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Properties of Giant Timber Bamboo and Protea

Wondering what are the properties of Giant Timber Bamboo and Protea? We provide you with everything About Giant Timber Bamboo and Protea. Giant Timber Bamboo doesn't have thorns and Protea doesn't have thorns. Also Giant Timber Bamboo does not have fragrant flowers. Giant Timber Bamboo has allergic reactions like allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation and Throat itching and Protea has allergic reactions like allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation and Throat itching. 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 Giant Timber Bamboo and Protea and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Giant Timber Bamboo and Protea

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

Giant Timber Bamboo and Protea Physical Information

Giant Timber Bamboo and Protea physical information is very important for comparison. Giant Timber Bamboo height is 1,000.00 cm and width 10.00 cm whereas Protea height is 91.44 cm and width 91.44 cm. The color specification of Giant Timber Bamboo and Protea are as follows:

  • Giant Timber Bamboo flower color:

  • Giant Timber Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green

  • Protea flower color:

  • Protea leaf color:

Care of Giant Timber Bamboo and Protea

Care of Giant Timber Bamboo and Protea include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Giant Timber Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves and Protea pruning is done Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Giant Timber Bamboo 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.