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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Flowering Plants

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa
South-Central United States

Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus

Number of Varieties

1600200
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-115-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8
12-1

Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24
No Available

Habit

-
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm30.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

91.44 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
White, Purple

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Long linear and narrow

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring
-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

-
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

-
Well drained

Bloom Time

All year
Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering
Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam

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
Remove damaged 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

-
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
Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PROTEA
PENSTEMON cobaea

Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Beardtongue

In Hindi

Protea plant
Beardtongue

In German

Protea Pflanze
Bartfaden

In French

usine de Protea
beardtongue

In Spanish

planta de protea
beardtongue

In Greek

φυτό Protea
Beardtongue

In Portuguese

planta Protea
Beardtongue

In Polish

Protea roślin
Beardtongue

In Latin

Protea herba
ursus lingua

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Equisetopsida

Order

Proteales
Lamiales

Family

Proteaceae
Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Protea
Penstemon

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Proteae
-

Subfamily

Proteoideae
-

Number of Species

1600261
1 27800
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Difference Between Protea and Beardtongue

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Importance of Protea and Beardtongue

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Compare Facts of Protea vs Beardtongue

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