Protea

Alpine Delphinium

About Protea and Alpine Delphinium

Protea

Alpine Delphinium

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Flowering Plants, Ornamental Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Africa, Southern Africa

Africa

1.4 Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA5

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

gardens, meadows

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-11Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

12 - 6

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

91.44 cm200.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

91.44 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Blue, Indigo, Lavender, Light Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Light Yellow, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Palmate and toothed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Not Available

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Not Available

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

All year

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Heat And Humidity

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering

It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering, Water more in summer

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut away fading foliage, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

High-phosphorous fertilizers used, Organic Flower Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacterial leaf spot, fungus, Mealybugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Heat And Humidity

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Not Available

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Flying insects, Insects

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Severe allergen, Skin irritation, Skin rash, Throat itching, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Borders, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties

Used in making blue ink

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Edging, Feature Plant

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PROTEA

Delphinium elatum

7.2 Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree

Alpine delphinium, Delphium, Candle larkspur, Siberian larkspur, Musk Larkspur,

7.2.1 In Hindi

Protea plant

अल्पाइन Delphinium

7.2.2 In German

Protea Pflanze

Alpine Delphinium

7.2.3 In French

usine de Protea

Alpine Delphinium

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta de protea

Alpine Delphinium

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό Protea

Alpine Δελφίνιο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

planta Protea

Alpine Delphinium

7.2.7 In Polish

Protea roślin

Alpine Delphinium

7.2.8 In Latin

Protea herba

Alpine Delphinium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Proteales

Ranunculales

8.5 Family

Proteaceae

Ranunculaceae

8.6 Genus

Protea

Delphinium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Proteae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Proteoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

1600300

1 27800

Properties of Protea and Alpine Delphinium

Wondering what are the properties of Protea and Alpine Delphinium? We provide you with everything About Protea and Alpine Delphinium. Protea doesn't have thorns and Alpine Delphinium doesn't have thorns. Also Protea does not have fragrant flowers. Protea has allergic reactions like Not Available and Alpine Delphinium has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Protea and Alpine Delphinium and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Protea and Alpine Delphinium

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

Protea and Alpine Delphinium Physical Information

Protea and Alpine Delphinium physical information is very important for comparison. Protea height is 91.44 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas Alpine Delphinium height is 200.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Protea and Alpine Delphinium are as follows:

Protea flower color: Not Available
Protea leaf color: Not Available
Alpine Delphinium flower color: Blue, Indigo, Lavender and Light Purple
Alpine Delphinium leaf color: Green

Care of Protea and Alpine Delphinium

Care of Protea and Alpine Delphinium include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Protea pruning is done Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Alpine Delphinium pruning is done Cut away fading foliage, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove damaged leaves and Remove deadheads. In summer Protea needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Alpine Delphinium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.