Protea

Jacob's Ladder

About Protea and Jacob's Ladder

Protea

Jacob's Ladder

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Africa, Southern Africa

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Cold Regions, Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-11

4-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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91.44 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

20.30 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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91.44 cm

Rank: 82 (Overall)▶

27.90 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Blue, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Green, Purple

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green, Purple

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green, Purple

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Not Available

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Not Available

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

All year

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

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

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering

Average Water Needs, Keep ground moist, Water more in summer

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content 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

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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

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Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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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, 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

Black Dyes, Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

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6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties

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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

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PROTEA

Polemonium caeruleum

7.2 Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree

Jacob's Ladder

7.2.1 In Hindi

Protea plant

Jacob's Ladder

7.2.2 In German

Protea Pflanze

Jacob's Ladder

7.2.3 In French

usine de Protea

Jacob's Ladder

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta de protea

Jacob's Ladder

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό Protea

Jacob's Ladder

7.2.6 In Portuguese

planta Protea

Jacob's Ladder

7.2.7 In Polish

Protea roślin

Jacob's Ladder

7.2.8 In Latin

Protea herba

Jacob's Ladder

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Proteales

Ericales

8.5 Family

Proteaceae

Polemoniaceae

8.6 Genus

Protea

Polemonium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Proteae

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8.9 Subfamily

Proteoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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1600

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Properties of Protea and Jacob's Ladder

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

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Season and Care of Protea and Jacob's Ladder

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

Protea and Jacob's Ladder Physical Information

Protea and Jacob's Ladder physical information is very important for comparison. Protea height is 91.44 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas Jacob's Ladder height is 20.30 cm and width 27.90 cm. The color specification of Protea and Jacob's Ladder are as follows:

Protea flower color: Not Available
Protea leaf color: Not Available
Jacob's Ladder flower color: Blue and Lavender
Jacob's Ladder leaf color: Green and Purple

Care of Protea and Jacob's Ladder

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