Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Herb, Perennial
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Southern Europe
Africa, Southern Africa
Types
-
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Number of Varieties
11600
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40000
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Habitat
Desert, Temperate Regions
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-1010-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-8
Sunset Zone
-
H1, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm91.44 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart shaped, toothed with three to five lobes
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
-
Type of Soil
Rich
Clay
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Spring
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water
Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Average Water
Moderate
In Winter
Ample Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
-
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
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
Coarse
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Skin Disorders
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Herb
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
HABERLEA
PROTEA
Common Name
Haberlea, Hardy Africa Violet
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
In Hindi
Haberlea
Protea plant
In German
Haberlea
Protea Pflanze
In French
Haberlea
usine de Protea
In Spanish
Haberlea rhodopensis
planta de protea
In Greek
Haberlea
φυτό Protea
In Portuguese
Haberlea
planta Protea
In Polish
Haberlea
Protea roślin
In Latin
Haberlea
Protea herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Proteales
Family
Gesnariaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Haberlea
Protea
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Proteae
Subfamily
-
Proteoideae
Number of Species
201600
1
27800
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