Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
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Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Cactus
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Number of Varieties
-1600
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40000
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Habitat
Loamy soils, Rocky areas, Sandhills
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999910-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-8
Sunset Zone
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm91.44 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
8.00 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
-
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
Succulent
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
-
Type of Soil
-
Clay
The pH of Soil
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Acidic
Soil Drainage
-
-
Bloom Time
-
All year
Repeat Bloomer
-
-
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Hardwood Cuttings, Semi-hardwood cuttings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
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
Soil Type
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
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
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
-
-
Edible Fruit
-
-
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
-
-
Fragrant Fruit
-
-
Fragrant Leaf
-
-
Fragrant Bark/Stem
-
-
Showy Foliage
-
-
Showy Bark
-
-
Foliage Texture
Bold
-
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
-
-
Self-Sowing
-
-
Attracts
-
Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Nutrients
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds
Flowers
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
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Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
Pachycereus pringlei
PROTEA
Common Name
Cardon, Mexican giant cardon, elephant cactus
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
In Hindi
Cardon
Protea plant
In German
Cardon
Protea Pflanze
In French
Cardon
usine de Protea
In Spanish
Cardon
planta de protea
In Greek
Cardon
φυτό Protea
In Portuguese
Cardon
planta Protea
In Polish
Cardon
Protea roślin
In Latin
Cardon
Protea herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Proteales
Family
Cactaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Pachycereus
Protea
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Pachycereeae
Proteae
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Proteoideae
Number of Species
121600
1
27800
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