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1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
Shrub
Broadleaf Evergreen
1.3 Origin
Mexico
Africa, Southern Africa
1.4 Types
Prestige Red Poinsettiea, Snowcap White Poinsettia, Sparkling Punch Poinsettia, Enduring Pink Poinsttia
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
Rice Plant
33
Rank: 65 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Elderberry
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1.5 Habitat
Forest edges, Tropical regions
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
9-15
10-11
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12-8
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Not Available
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
American Elm
35.60 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
91.44 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
Cyclamen
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
Flowering Craba..
45.70 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
91.44 cm
Rank: 82 (Overall)
Evening Primrose
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Light Pink, Coral
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Multi-Color
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Not Available
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Not Available
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Not Available
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Bracts
Egg-shaped
2.4 Thorns
14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Fall, Winter
Fall, Spring
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
Not Available
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Not Available
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter
All year
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
28% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Not Available
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Requires a lot of watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune after flowering, Prune lower leaves, Prune to control growth, Requires little pruning
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacterial Stem Rot, Botrytis Blight, Canker, Powdery mildew, Pythium rot, Rhizoctonia Root Rot
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Not Available
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
88% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
80% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Not Available
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
35% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Not Available
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Not Available
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Not Available
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Not Available
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Not Available
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Not Available
5.4 Showy Foliage
53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Not Available
5.5 Showy Bark
15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Not Available
5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
Not Available
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Not Available
5.8 Evergreen
4% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
3% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
6% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Not Available
5.10 Self-Sowing
48% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Not Available
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Flying insects, Insects
5.12 Allergy
Eye irritation, Mouth itching, Skin rash, Stomach burn, Throat itching
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
63% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Insignificant
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Fever, Pain killer, Tooth ache
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers
6.2.3 Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
31% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
All List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
EUPHORBIA pulcherrima '490 Jingle Bells'
PROTEA
7.2 Common Name
Poinsettia
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
7.2.1 In Hindi
Poinsettia
Protea plant
7.2.2 In German
Poinsettia
Protea Pflanze
7.2.3 In French
Poinsettia
usine de Protea
7.2.4 In Spanish
Poinsettia
planta de protea
7.2.5 In Greek
Αλεξανδρινό
φυτό Protea
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Poinsétia
planta Protea
7.2.7 In Polish
Poinsecja
Protea roślin
7.2.8 In Latin
Poinsettia
Protea herba
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Anthophyta
Vascular plant
8.3 Class
Eudicotyledones
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Malpighiales
Proteales
8.5 Family
Euphorbiaceae
Proteaceae
8.6 Genus
Euphorbia
Protea
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Proteae
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Proteoideae
8.10 Number of Species
Orchid
100
Rank: 91 (Overall)
1600
Rank: 13 (Overall)
Calla Lily
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Difference Between Poinsettia and Protea

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

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Importance of Poinsettia and Protea

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Poinsettia and Protea. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Poinsettia 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 Poinsettia is Fever, Pain killer and Tooth ache whereas of Protea is Cough, Diarrhea and Stomach Ulcers. Poinsettia has beauty benefits as follows: Not Available while Protea has beauty benefits as follows: Not Available.

Compare Facts of Poinsettia 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 Poinsettia 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 Poinsettia are Eye irritation, Mouth itching, Skin rash, Stomach burn and Throat itching whereas of Protea have Not Available respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Poinsettia has no showy fruits and Protea has no showy fruits. Also Poinsettia is flowering and Protea is flowering. You can compare Poinsettia and Protea facts and facts of other plants too.