Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Eastern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Africa, Southern Africa
Types
tecolate strain
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Number of Varieties
21600
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40000
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Habitat
Lawn, Temperate Regions
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-1110-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-8
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm91.44 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
10.20 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Egg-shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs, Seedlings, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, Requires plenty of water during the growing season
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
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
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
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single, Double, Semi-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
Insects, pollinators
Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
Skin irritation
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Bouquets, Cut Flowers, Hanging Basket
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
Basketary, deer resistant, Used as Ornamental plant
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
RANUNCULUS asiaticus
PROTEA
Common Name
Garden Ranunculus, Persian Buttercup
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
In Hindi
Persian Buttercup
Protea plant
In German
Asiatischer Hahnenfuß
Protea Pflanze
In French
Renoncule des fleuristes
usine de Protea
In Spanish
Persian Buttercup
planta de protea
In Greek
Persian Buttercup
φυτό Protea
In Portuguese
ranúnculo
planta Protea
In Polish
Jaskier azjatycki
Protea roślin
In Latin
Persian Buttercup
Protea herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Vascular plant
Class
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Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Proteales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Ranunculus
Protea
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Ranunculeae
Proteae
Subfamily
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Proteoideae
Number of Species
6001600
1
27800
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