Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Grass
Origin
Africa, Southern Africa
North America, United States, Western United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico
Types
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Grasses
Number of Varieties
16001
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40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-113-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
9 - 5
Sunset Zone
H1, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Purple, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
All year
Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Pollution, Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
Medium
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
Clay, 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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Beetles, Grasshoppers
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
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Cuts
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Leaves
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Used to feed livestock
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
PROTEA
BOUTELOUA gracilis
Common Name
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass
In Hindi
Protea plant
Bouteloua gracilis
In German
Protea Pflanze
Bouteloua Gracilis
In French
usine de Protea
Bouteloua aristidoides
In Spanish
planta de protea
Chondrosum gracile
In Greek
φυτό Protea
Bouteloua gracilis
In Portuguese
planta Protea
Bouteloua Gracilis
In Polish
Protea roślin
Bouteloua Gracilis
In Latin
Protea herba
Bouteloua Gracilis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Proteales
Cyperales
Family
Proteaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Protea
Bouteloua
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Proteae
Cynodonteae
Subfamily
Proteoideae
Chloridoideae
Number of Species
1600100
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27800
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