Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Tree
Origin
Africa, Southern Africa
Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia
Types
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
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Number of Varieties
1600-
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40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-1110-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
12-9
Sunset Zone
H1, 22, 23, 24
H2, 23, 24
Habit
-
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm1,370.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm1,520.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
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Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
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Well drained
Bloom Time
All year
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Wet Site, Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires a 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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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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
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flying insects, Insects
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
constipation, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Dysentry, Fever, Tooth ache
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Fruits, Seeds
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Making Shampoo, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
PROTEA
ALEURITES moluccanus
Common Name
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui
In Hindi
Protea plant
candlenut पेड़
In German
Protea Pflanze
Candlenut Baum
In French
usine de Protea
arbre Candlenut
In Spanish
planta de protea
árbol candlenut
In Greek
φυτό Protea
candlenut δέντρο
In Portuguese
planta Protea
candlenut árvore
In Polish
Protea roślin
Tung Molukański drzewo
In Latin
Protea herba
Candlenut ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Spermatophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Dicotyledonae
Order
Proteales
Malpighiales
Family
Proteaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Protea
Aleurites
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Proteae
Aleuritideae
Subfamily
Proteoideae
Crotonoideae
Number of Species
1600600
1
27800
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