Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Shrub
Origin
Africa, Southern Africa
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Types
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
-
Number of Varieties
16005
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Canyons, Rocky areas, Scrubs, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-117-10
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
12-8
11-5
Sunset Zone
H1, 22, 23, 24
-
Habit
-
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm91.40 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
91.44 cm91.40 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Yellow Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Olive
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Olive
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Cylindrical
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring
Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
All year
Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
Does not require 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
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
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
-
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flying insects, Insects
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Asthma, breathing problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
Insignificant
-
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
-
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
PROTEA
ERICAMERIA laricifolia
Common Name
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Turpentine bush
In Hindi
Protea plant
एगुएर
In German
Protea Pflanze
Aguirre
In French
usine de Protea
Aguirre
In Spanish
planta de protea
Aguirre
In Greek
φυτό Protea
Αγκίρε
In Portuguese
planta Protea
Aguirre
In Polish
Protea roślin
Aguirre
In Latin
Protea herba
Aguirre
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Proteales
Asterales
Family
Proteaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Protea
Ericameria
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Proteae
Astereae
Subfamily
Proteoideae
Barnadesioideae
Number of Species
1600-
1
27800
👆🏻