Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Herbs
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Europe, Asia
Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Thodopuza, Red streaked, Alleppey
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Number of Varieties
301600
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40000
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Habitat
Loamy soils, Tropical Forests, Tropical regions, Well Drained
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-1110-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-8
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.00 cm91.44 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
100.00 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Light Green, Yellow green
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan, Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Elliptic
Egg-shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
-
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Mid Spring
All year
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Heat Tolerance, Humidity
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Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes, Root Division
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season
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
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut back old stems to the ground, Prune after harvesting, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Compost, Fertilize the soil before planting, organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Leaf Hoppers, Mites, Scale, Snails
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Heat Tolerance, Humidity, Shallow soil
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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
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
-
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Caterpillar, Mites, Rabbits, Snails
Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
Abdominal distension, Blurred vision, Oral Allergy
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Acne, Anti-ageing, Blackheads, Blood purifying, Making cosmetics, Natural Sunscreen, Remove blemishes, Skin inflammation
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent weeds, Provides ground cover
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Abdominal Disease, Acne, Alzheimer’s Disease, Antibacterial, antimicrobial, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Atherosclerosis, Brain disease, Carminative, Cold, Diarrhea, Digestion problems, Eczema, Liver problems, Menstrual Cramps, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms, Treatment of ulcers, Urinary tract problems
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Culinary use, Used as an ointment, Used as colouring in foods, Used as insect repellent
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Cutflower, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
Curcuma longa
PROTEA
Common Name
Turmeric, Curcuma
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
In Hindi
हल्दी
Protea plant
In German
Kurkuma
Protea Pflanze
In French
curcuma
usine de Protea
In Spanish
Curcuma longa
planta de protea
In Greek
κουρκούμη
φυτό Protea
In Portuguese
curcuma
planta Protea
In Polish
kurkuma
Protea roślin
In Latin
turmeric
Protea herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Zingiberales
Proteales
Family
Zingiberaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Curcuma
Protea
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Zingibereae
Proteae
Subfamily
Zingiberoideae
Proteoideae
Number of Species
1001600
1
27800
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