Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Central America, South America
Africa, Southern Africa
Types
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Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Number of Varieties
201600
0
40000
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Habitat
Humid climates, Tropical Forests
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-1110-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-8
Sunset Zone
H2
H1, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm91.44 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Orange Red
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Vegetative
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering
Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mealy bugs, Mites, Nematodes, Scale
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
-
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flies, Flying insects, Insects
Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
Toxic
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
Sometimes
Insignificant
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Boils, Rheumatism
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Shoots
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Houseplant, Tropical
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
ANTHURIUM andraeanum
PROTEA
Common Name
Flamingo Lily, Oil Cloth Flower, Oilcloth Flower, Tail Flower, Tailflower
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
In Hindi
tail flower
Protea plant
In German
Schwanz Blume
Protea Pflanze
In French
Anthurium andraeanum
usine de Protea
In Spanish
tail flower
planta de protea
In Greek
Tail flower
φυτό Protea
In Portuguese
Tailflower
planta Protea
In Polish
Anturium Andrego
Protea roślin
In Latin
Tail flower
Protea herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Proteales
Family
Araceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Anthocercis
Protea
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Anthurieae
Proteae
Subfamily
Pothoideae
Proteoideae
Number of Species
151600
1
27800
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