Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Grass
Origin
Africa, Southern Africa
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
Types
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Cortaderia selloana
Number of Varieties
160012
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
coastal environs, Grassland, Roadsides, Waste areas, waterways
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-117-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
11 - 7
Sunset Zone
H1, 22, 23, 24
H1, 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 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Dark Green, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
All year
Summer, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of 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
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
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
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
-
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
-
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flying insects, Insects
-
Allergy
-
Itchiness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
Insignificant
Sometimes
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Botanical Name
PROTEA
CORTADERIA jubata
Common Name
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Purple Pampas Grass
In Hindi
Protea plant
Purple pampas grass
In German
Protea Pflanze
Lila Pampasgras
In French
usine de Protea
Pourpre herbe de pampa
In Spanish
planta de protea
hierba púrpura pampas
In Greek
φυτό Protea
Μωβ γρασίδι παμπάς
In Portuguese
planta Protea
grama roxa pampas
In Polish
Protea roślin
Purpurowy trawa pampasów
In Latin
Protea herba
Purpura Pampas herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Proteales
Poales
Family
Proteaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Protea
Cortaderia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Proteae
-
Subfamily
Proteoideae
-
Number of Species
160025
1
27800
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