Protea

Desert Ironwood

About Protea and Desert Ironwood

Protea

Desert Ironwood

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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, United States, Southwestern United States, California, Mexico

1.4 Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree

Lebombo ironwood, Giant ironwood

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Desert, Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-11

8-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24

8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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91.44 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

610.00 cm

Rank: 53 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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91.44 cm

Rank: 82 (Overall)▶

610.00 cm

Rank: 34 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Light Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Chocolate, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Gray Green, Gray

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Gray Green, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Gray Green, Gray

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Small oblong

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Not Available

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay

Loam, Sand

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

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

Not Available

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full 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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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

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Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

Not Available

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

Not Available

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

Not Available

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

Not Available

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

Not Available

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

Not Available

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5.4 Showy Foliage

Not Available

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5.5 Showy Bark

Not Available

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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

Not Available

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5.10 Self-Sowing

Not Available

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5.11 Attracts

Flying insects, Insects

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Insignificant

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties

Carvings, Knife handles

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

Rock Garden / Wall, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PROTEA

OLNEYA tesota

7.2 Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree

Ironwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

Protea plant

रेगिस्तान आइरनवुड

7.2.2 In German

Protea Pflanze

Wüsteneisenholz

7.2.3 In French

usine de Protea

désert Ironwood

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta de protea

Ironwood desierto

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό Protea

Ironwood έρημο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

planta Protea

deserto Ironwood

7.2.7 In Polish

Protea roślin

pustynia Ironwood

7.2.8 In Latin

Protea herba

desert ironwood

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Proteales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Proteaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Protea

Olneya

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Proteae

Robinieae

8.9 Subfamily

Proteoideae

Faboideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Protea and Desert Ironwood

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

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Season and Care of Protea and Desert Ironwood

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

Protea and Desert Ironwood Physical Information

Protea and Desert Ironwood physical information is very important for comparison. Protea height is 91.44 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas Desert Ironwood height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Protea and Desert Ironwood are as follows:

Protea flower color: Not Available
Protea leaf color: Not Available
Desert Ironwood flower color: White, Light Pink and Lavender
Desert Ironwood leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Protea and Desert Ironwood

Care of Protea and Desert Ironwood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Protea pruning is done Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Desert Ironwood 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 Desert Ironwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.