Protea

Bald Cypress

About Protea and Bald Cypress

Protea

Bald Cypress

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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

Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States

1.4 Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree

Bald cypress is a cypress type

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Humid climates, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-114-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

12-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Pyramidal

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

91.44 cm2,130.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

91.44 cm610.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Green, Bronze, Brown

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Green, Lime Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Copper, Bronze

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Linear

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, Partial shade

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

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

All year

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Wet Site, Pollution, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering

Keep plant submerged in water

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

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Prune in late winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Beetles, Blight, Chlorosis, Drought, Mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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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

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification

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

Acne, Skin Disorders, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Leaves, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties

Application in Handicrafts, Used in construction, Used in Furniture

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

Bog Garden, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PROTEA

TAXODIUM distichum

7.2 Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree

Bald Cypress

7.2.1 In Hindi

Protea plant

bald cypress

7.2.2 In German

Protea Pflanze

kahlen Zypresse

7.2.3 In French

usine de Protea

cyprès chauve

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta de protea

ciprés calvo

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό Protea

φαλακρό κυπαρίσσι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

planta Protea

calvo cipreste

7.2.7 In Polish

Protea roślin

Łysy drzewa cyprysowego

7.2.8 In Latin

Protea herba

dilata calvitium cypressus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Coniferophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Proteales

Pinales

8.5 Family

Proteaceae

Cupressaceae

8.6 Genus

Protea

Taxodium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Proteae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Proteoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

1600NA

1 27800

Properties of Protea and Bald Cypress

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

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Season and Care of Protea and Bald Cypress

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

Protea and Bald Cypress Physical Information

Protea and Bald Cypress physical information is very important for comparison. Protea height is 91.44 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas Bald Cypress height is 2,130.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Protea and Bald Cypress are as follows:

Protea flower color: Not Available
Protea leaf color: Not Available
Bald Cypress flower color: Green, Bronze and Brown
Bald Cypress leaf color: Green and Lime Green

Care of Protea and Bald Cypress

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