Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
Africa, Southern Africa
North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
Types
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
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Number of Varieties
16002
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40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
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Sunset Zone
H1, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
-
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm10.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm10.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
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Ivory, White
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
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Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
-
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
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Average Water Needs
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
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, Apply 10-10-10 amount, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Mealybugs
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
-
-
Edible Fruit
-
-
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Bold
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flying insects, Insects
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Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
PROTEA
Hatiora salicornioides
Common Name
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
dancing bones cactus, drunkard's dream, spice cactus
In Hindi
Protea plant
Hatiora
In German
Protea Pflanze
Hatiora
In French
usine de Protea
Hatiora
In Spanish
planta de protea
Hatiora
In Greek
φυτό Protea
Hatiora
In Portuguese
planta Protea
Hatiora
In Polish
Protea roślin
hatiora
In Latin
Protea herba
Hatiora
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Proteales
Caryophyllales
Family
Proteaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Protea
Hatiora
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Proteae
Rhipsalideae
Subfamily
Proteoideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
16003
1
27800
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