Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual or Biennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Herbs
Origin
Africa, Southern Africa
Southern Europe
Types
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Petroselinum crispum
Number of Varieties
160010
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-116-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
9-1
Sunset Zone
H1, 22, 23, 24
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
-
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
All year
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
bees, Birds, Caterpillars, 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
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flying insects, Insects
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Anaphylaxis, angioedema, Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Antioxidants, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin K
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Botanical Name
PROTEA
PETROSELINUM crispum 'Extra Curled Dwarf'
Common Name
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Curly Parsley, Curlyleaf Parsley, Extra Curled Dwarf Parsley, Parsley
In Hindi
Protea plant
घुंघराले अजमोद
In German
Protea Pflanze
Karle Petersilie
In French
usine de Protea
Karle persil
In Spanish
planta de protea
perejil karle
In Greek
φυτό Protea
Karle μαϊντανό
In Portuguese
planta Protea
Karle salsa
In Polish
Protea roślin
Karle pietruszki
In Latin
Protea herba
Karle apio
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Tracheobionta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Proteales
Apiales
Family
Proteaceae
Apiaceae
Genus
Protea
Petroselinum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Proteae
-
Subfamily
Proteoideae
-
Number of Species
160030
1
27800
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