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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual and Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

Asia, North America, Southern Europe
Africa, Southern Africa

Types

Aristocrat, Buckeye Belle, Henry Bockstoce , Abalone Pearl, Coral Supreme, Cytherea, Charlie's White
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree

Number of Varieties

301600
0 40000
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Habitat

Hillside, Woods
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-910-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-1
12-8

Sunset Zone

A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22
H1, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
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Plant Size

Minimum Height

76.20 cm91.44 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

61.00 cm91.44 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink, Red, White
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Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green
-

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green, Green
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Leaf Color in Fall

Bronze, Dark Green, Green
-

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound
Egg-shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring
Fall, Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow
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Type of Soil

Loamy
Clay

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic

Soil Drainage

Well drained
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Bloom Time

Spring, Summer
All year

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Needs watering once a week, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water occasionally
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

Loamy
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
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

Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

-
-

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double
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Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Coarse
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Foliage Sheen

Glossy
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Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Ants
Flying insects, Insects

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach, Urinary tract problems
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds
Flowers

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Paeonia suffruticosa
PROTEA

Common Name

Peony
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree

In Hindi

Peony
Protea plant

In German

Pfingstrose
Protea Pflanze

In French

Pivoine
usine de Protea

In Spanish

Peonía
planta de protea

In Greek

παιωνία
φυτό Protea

In Portuguese

Peônia
planta Protea

In Polish

Piwonia
Protea roślin

In Latin

AGLAOPHOTIS
Protea herba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

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Proteales

Family

Paeoniaceae
Proteaceae

Genus

Paeonia
Protea

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Proteae

Subfamily

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Proteoideae

Number of Species

301600
1 27800
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Difference Between Peony and Protea

If you are confused whether Peony 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 Peony and Protea Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Peony are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Protea fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Peony and Protea if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Peony and Protea

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Peony and Protea. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Peony 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 Peony is Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach and Urinary tract problems whereas of Protea is Cough, Diarrhea and Stomach Ulcers. Peony has beauty benefits as follows: while Protea has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Peony 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 Peony 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 Peony are whereas of Protea have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Peony has no showy fruits and Protea has no showy fruits. Also Peony is flowering and Protea is flowering. You can compare Peony and Protea facts and facts of other plants too.