Protea

Spring Starflower

About Protea and Spring Starflower

Protea

Spring Starflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Africa, Southern Africa

South America, Argentina

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

Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-115-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

91.44 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

91.44 cm5.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

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

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

All year

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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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

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

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, Requires regular watering

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

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Slugs, Snails

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

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Not Available

Medium

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

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

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

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties

Not Available

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

Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PROTEA

Ipheion uniflorum

7.2 Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree

Spring Starflower, Springstar

7.2.1 In Hindi

Protea plant

Spring Starflower

7.2.2 In German

Protea Pflanze

Frühling Borretsch

7.2.3 In French

usine de Protea

Spring Starflower

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta de protea

primavera Flor de estrella

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό Protea

άνοιξη starflower

7.2.6 In Portuguese

planta Protea

primavera Starflower

7.2.7 In Polish

Protea roślin

Wiosna Starflower

7.2.8 In Latin

Protea herba

Spring Starflower

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Lilopsida

8.4 Order

Proteales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Proteaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Protea

Ipheion

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Proteae

Gilliesieae

8.9 Subfamily

Proteoideae

Allioideae

8.10 Number of Species

1600NA

1 27800

Properties of Protea and Spring Starflower

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

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Season and Care of Protea and Spring Starflower

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

Protea and Spring Starflower Physical Information

Protea and Spring Starflower physical information is very important for comparison. Protea height is 91.44 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas Spring Starflower height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Protea and Spring Starflower are as follows:

Protea flower color: Not Available
Protea leaf color: Not Available
Spring Starflower flower color: Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver and Sky Blue
Spring Starflower leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Protea and Spring Starflower

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