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What is

Life Span
Annual and Perennial  
Annual and Perennial  

Type
Flowering Plants, Fruit, Tree  
Broadleaf Evergreen  

Origin
-  
Africa, Southern Africa  

Types
Prunus serrulata  
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree  

Number of Varieties
25  
99+
1600  
11

Habitat
Bushlands, gardens, Homesteads, In desert grasslands, Lowland, Shady Edge, Tropical areas  
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions  

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8  
10-11  

AHS Heat Zone
-  
12-8  

Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9  
H1, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Oval or Rounded  
-  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
180.00 cm  
99+
91.44 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
240.00 cm  
99+
91.44 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White, Pink  
-  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Fall
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Ovate  
Egg-shaped  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Fall  
Fall, Spring  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
-  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Slow  
-  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam  
Clay  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic  

Soil Drainage
Average  
-  

Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall  
All year  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
-  

Tolerances
-  
-  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Low  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, 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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Neutral  

Soil Type
Clay, Loam  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Prune prior to new growth, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed  
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
Organic Manure  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mealy bugs, Mites  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
-  
-  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Yes  

Flower Petal Number
Semi-Double  
-  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
-  

Edible Fruit
No  
-  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
-  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
-  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
-  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
-  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
-  

Showy Bark
No  
-  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
-  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
-  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
-  

Self-Sowing
No  
-  

Attracts
-  
Flying insects, Insects  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Ornamental use, Showy Purposes  
Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Insignificant  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits  
Flowers  

Other Uses
Culinary use, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant  
Used for its medicinal properties  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees  
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
PRUNUS 'Hally Jolivette'  
PROTEA  

Common Name
Flowering Cherry, Hally Jolivette Flowering Cherry  
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree  

In Hindi
चेरी  
Protea plant  

In German
Blühende Kirsch  
Protea Pflanze  

In French
cerisier  
usine de Protea  

In Spanish
floración de la cereza  
planta de protea  

In Greek
Άνθιση κερασιών  
φυτό Protea  

In Portuguese
cereja de florescência  
planta Protea  

In Polish
Kwitnienie wiśni  
Protea roślin  

In Latin
florentem cerasis  
Protea herba  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Tracheophyta  
Vascular plant  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Rosales  
Proteales  

Family
Rosaceae  
Proteaceae  

Genus
Prunus  
Protea  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  
Angiosperms, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
Proteae  

Subfamily
Amygdaloideae  
Proteoideae  

Number of Species
430  
99+
1600  
17

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Difference Between Flowering Cherry and Protea

If you are confused whether Flowering Cherry or Protea are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Flowering Cherry and Protea Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Flowering Cherry are Organic Manure, whereas for Protea fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Flowering Cherry and Protea if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Flowering Cherry and Protea

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Flowering Cherry and Protea. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Flowering Cherry and Protea as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Flowering Cherry is whereas of Protea is Cough, Diarrhea and Stomach Ulcers. Flowering Cherry has beauty benefits as follows: while Protea has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Flowering Cherry vs Protea

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Flowering Cherry vs Protea and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Flowering Cherry are whereas of Protea have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Flowering Cherry has no showy fruits and Protea has no showy fruits. Also Flowering Cherry is not flowering and Protea is flowering. You can compare Flowering Cherry and Protea facts and facts of other plants too.

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