Protea

American Basswood

About Protea and American Basswood

Protea

American Basswood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Tree

1.3 Origin

Africa, Southern Africa

North America, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Canada

1.4 Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

gardens, Hardwood forests, Hillside, Tropical rainforest, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-113-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

91.44 cm1,520.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

91.44 cm760.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Light Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Light Yellow, Brown, Ivory

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Not Available

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay

Clay, Loam

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

Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering

Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period

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

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought

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

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Not Available

Coarse

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

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers

Bladder Infection, Cold, Cough, Diuretic, Fever, Headache, High blood pressure, Used as a sedative

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in making musical instruments

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

Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PROTEA

TILIA americana

7.2 Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree

American Basswood

7.2.1 In Hindi

Protea plant

अमेरिकी Basswood

7.2.2 In German

Protea Pflanze

amerikanischen Basswood

7.2.3 In French

usine de Protea

tilleul d'Amérique

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta de protea

tilo americano

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό Protea

Αμερικανός Basswood

7.2.6 In Portuguese

planta Protea

Basswood americano

7.2.7 In Polish

Protea roślin

Amerykańska Lipa

7.2.8 In Latin

Protea herba

American Basswood

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Proteales

Malvales

8.5 Family

Proteaceae

Tiliaceae

8.6 Genus

Protea

Tilia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Proteae

Tileae

8.9 Subfamily

Proteoideae

Tilioideae

8.10 Number of Species

160030

1 27800

Properties of Protea and American Basswood

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

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Season and Care of Protea and American Basswood

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

Protea and American Basswood Physical Information

Protea and American Basswood physical information is very important for comparison. Protea height is 91.44 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas American Basswood height is 1,520.00 cm and width 760.00 cm. The color specification of Protea and American Basswood are as follows:

Protea flower color: Not Available
Protea leaf color: Not Available
American Basswood flower color: Light Yellow
American Basswood leaf color: Green

Care of Protea and American Basswood

Care of Protea and American Basswood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Protea pruning is done Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and American Basswood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Protea needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer American Basswood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.