Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
Africa, Southern Africa
Types
-
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Number of Varieties
21600
0
40000
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Habitat
Tropical regions
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999910-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-8
Sunset Zone
-
H1, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.00 cm91.44 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.00 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Ivory, White
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
-
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
-
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
-
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Average Water Needs
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
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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, Apply 10-10-10 amount, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs
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
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
Hatiora salicornioides
PROTEA
Common Name
dancing bones cactus, drunkard's dream, spice cactus
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
In Hindi
Hatiora
Protea plant
In German
Hatiora
Protea Pflanze
In French
Hatiora
usine de Protea
In Spanish
Hatiora
planta de protea
In Greek
Hatiora
φυτό Protea
In Portuguese
Hatiora
planta Protea
In Polish
hatiora
Protea roślin
In Latin
Hatiora
Protea herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Proteales
Family
Cactaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Hatiora
Protea
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Rhipsalideae
Proteae
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Proteoideae
Number of Species
31600
1
27800
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