Protea

Tree Echium

About Protea and Tree Echium

Protea

Tree Echium

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Biennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Tree

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa

Canary Islands

Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree

Echium pininana

Number of Varieties

160010

0 40000

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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-118-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-8

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24

21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm240.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

91.44 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

All year

Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering

Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

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

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Flying insects, Insects

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties

Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PROTEA

ECHIUM pininana

Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

In Hindi

Protea plant

Tree Echium

In German

Protea Pflanze

Baum Aciam

In French

usine de Protea

Arbre ACIAM

In Spanish

planta de protea

árbol Aciam

In Greek

φυτό Protea

δέντρο Aciam

In Portuguese

planta Protea

árvore Aciam

In Polish

Protea roślin

drzewo Aciam

In Latin

Protea herba

lignum Aciam

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Proteales

Lamiales

Family

Proteaceae

Boraginaceae

Genus

Protea

Echium

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Proteae

Subfamily

Proteoideae

Number of Species

160060

1 27800

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Properties of Protea and Tree Echium

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

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Season and Care of Protea and Tree Echium

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

Protea and Tree Echium Physical Information

Protea and Tree Echium physical information is very important for comparison. Protea height is 91.44 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Protea and Tree Echium are as follows:

Protea flower color:
Protea leaf color:
Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Protea and Tree Echium

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