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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 11

Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone
10-11

AHS Heat Zone
12-8

Sunset Zone
H1, 22, 23, 24

Habit
-

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
91.44 cm 100

Minimum Width
91.44 cm 82

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
No

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
Yes

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
No

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
Yes

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

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 17

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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:

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.

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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: 91.44 cm tall and 91.44 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Egg-shaped. Also it has following color specifications:

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 Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

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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 Annual and Perennial plant. Protea is a very important plant from List of Trees. There are 1600 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree. This plant's habitat is Subtropical climates and Tropical regions and it comes in the hardiness zone 10-11. 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.

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