Protea

Sausage Tree

About Protea and Sausage Tree

Protea

Sausage Tree

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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

Eastern Africa, Middle Africa

1.4 Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Riverine forest, wooded grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-119-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

91.44 cm1,220.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

91.44 cm910.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Dark Red, Tan

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Pinnate

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

Medium

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

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

All year

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

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

Needs a lot of water initially

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

Average

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

Balanced liquid fertilizer monthly

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Rust

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Not Available

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

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

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Poisonous when unripe

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Acne, Slow downs aging

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers

Gynaecological, Malaria, STDs

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Dried seeds, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties

Used to flavour beer, Used to produce a red dye

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, Shade Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PROTEA

KIGELIA africana

7.2 Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree

Sausage Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

Protea plant

Sausage Tree

7.2.2 In German

Protea Pflanze

Sausage Tree

7.2.3 In French

usine de Protea

saucisse Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta de protea

Árbol de salchicha

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό Protea

λουκάνικο δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

planta Protea

Árvore de salsicha

7.2.7 In Polish

Protea roślin

kiełbasa Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Protea herba

farciminis ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Proteales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Proteaceae

Bignoniaceae

8.6 Genus

Protea

Kaempferia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Proteae

Tecomeae

8.9 Subfamily

Proteoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

1600NA

1 27800

Properties of Protea and Sausage Tree

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

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Season and Care of Protea and Sausage Tree

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

Protea and Sausage Tree Physical Information

Protea and Sausage Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Protea height is 91.44 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas Sausage Tree height is 1,220.00 cm and width 910.00 cm. The color specification of Protea and Sausage Tree are as follows:

Protea flower color: Not Available
Protea leaf color: Not Available
Sausage Tree flower color: Dark Red and Tan
Sausage Tree leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Protea and Sausage Tree

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