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Protea
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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Fruit

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa
China, Japan

Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
sand pear,Taiwanese pear,Japanese Apple Pear

Number of Varieties

160010
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
low mountains, warm rainy

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-115-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8
9-1

Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

Habit

-
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm460.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

91.44 cm300.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

-
-

Leaf Color in Summer

-
-

Leaf Color in Fall

-
-

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Narrow and lance shape

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

-
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

-
Well drained

Bloom Time

All year
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering
Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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

Facts

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

-
-

Foliage Sheen

-
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Flying insects, Insects
-

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Antiseptic, Astringent, Febrifuge, Nervine, Pectoral

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Fruits, Stem

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
-

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PROTEA
PYRUS pyrifolia

Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Asian Pear

In Hindi

Protea plant
Asian Pear

In German

Protea Pflanze
Nashi-Birne

In French

usine de Protea
Nashi

In Spanish

planta de protea
Asian pear

In Greek

φυτό Protea
Asian pear

In Portuguese

planta Protea
Pera-nashi

In Polish

Protea roślin
Grusza chińska

In Latin

Protea herba
Asian pear

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Proteales
Rosales

Family

Proteaceae
Rosaceae

Genus

Protea
Pyrus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Proteae
Maleae

Subfamily

Proteoideae
Amygdaloideae

Number of Species

160020
1 27800
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Difference Between Protea and Asian Pear

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

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Importance of Protea and Asian Pear

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Protea and Asian Pear. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Protea and Asian Pear 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 Protea is Cough, Diarrhea and Stomach Ulcers whereas of Asian Pear is Antiseptic, Astringent, Febrifuge, Nervine and Pectoral. Protea has beauty benefits as follows: while Asian Pear has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Protea vs Asian Pear

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 Protea vs Asian Pear 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 Protea are whereas of Asian Pear have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Protea has no showy fruits and Asian Pear has showy fruits. Also Protea is flowering and Asian Pear is not flowering . You can compare Protea and Asian Pear facts and facts of other plants too.