Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Tree
Origin
Africa, Southern Africa
Mediterranean
Types
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
California bay leaf, Indian bay leaf or malabathrum, Indonesian bay leaf
Number of Varieties
16001
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Forest edges, Hillside
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-118-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
12-1
Sunset Zone
H1, 22, 23, 24
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm150.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Black
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
All year
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
-
-
Fragrant Fruit
-
-
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flying insects, Insects
Birds
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
anti-allergy, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Headache, Muscle Pain, Pain killer
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Cosmetics, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
PROTEA
LAURUS nobilis
Common Name
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Bay Laurel, Sweet Bay
In Hindi
Protea plant
bay laurel
In German
Protea Pflanze
Lorbeer
In French
usine de Protea
laurier
In Spanish
planta de protea
laurel
In Greek
φυτό Protea
δάφνη
In Portuguese
planta Protea
louro
In Polish
Protea roślin
wawrzynu
In Latin
Protea herba
sinus laurus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
-
Class
Magnoliopsida
-
Order
Proteales
Laurales
Family
Proteaceae
Lauraceae
Genus
Protea
Laurus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Tribe
Proteae
-
Subfamily
Proteoideae
-
Number of Species
16003
1
27800
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