Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Africa, America, Asia
Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Number of Varieties
1001600
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40000
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Habitat
Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-1010-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-2
12-8
Sunset Zone
H1, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.50 cm91.44 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
4.00 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White
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Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green
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Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
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Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Clay
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Spring
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
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Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period
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, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Remove shoots
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
Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites
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
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
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Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
Vomiting
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
Buddleia davidii
PROTEA
Common Name
Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
In Hindi
Butterfly Bush
Protea plant
In German
Schmetterlingsstrauch
Protea Pflanze
In French
buisson de papillon
usine de Protea
In Spanish
arbusto de las mariposas
planta de protea
In Greek
Butterfly Μπους
φυτό Protea
In Portuguese
arbusto de borboleta
planta Protea
In Polish
Butterfly Bush
Protea roślin
In Latin
papilio rubo
Protea herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Spermatophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Dicotyledonae
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Proteales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Buddleja
Protea
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
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Proteae
Subfamily
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Proteoideae
Number of Species
1001600
1
27800
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