About Protea

What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa

Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree

Number of Varieties

1600

Rank: 11 (Overall)

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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-11

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AHS Heat Zone

12-8

Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

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Minimum Width

91.44 cm

Rank: 82 (Overall)

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Leaf Color in Summer

Leaf Color in Fall

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Type of Soil

Clay

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Soil Drainage

Bloom Time

All year

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Foliage Sheen

Evergreen

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Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Flying insects, Insects

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

Insignificant

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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9% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PROTEA

Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree

In Hindi

Protea plant

In German

Protea Pflanze

In French

usine de Protea

In Spanish

planta de protea

In Greek

φυτό Protea

In Portuguese

planta Protea

In Polish

Protea roślin

In Latin

Protea herba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Proteales

Family

Proteaceae

Genus

Protea

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Proteae

Subfamily

Proteoideae

Number of Species

1600

Rank: 17 (Overall)

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Properties of Protea

Want to know the properties of Protea? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Protea is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Protea Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use:

Part of plant used:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Protea Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Protea. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Protea physical information is as follows: tall and wide. Its leaf shape is . Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color:

Leaf color:

Care of Protea

Taking Protea Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Protea include pruning, which should be done . The watering done in summer is and in winter is . It needs for its proper growth.

Season and care of Protea

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Protea is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a plant. Protea is a very important plant from List of Trees. There are varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: . This plant's habitat is and it comes in the hardiness zone . If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.