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Protea
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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Tree

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa
Caribbean

Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Campanula persicifolia, Campanula glomerata, Campanula carpatica

Number of Varieties

160043
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Terrestrial

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-1110-13
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8
12-8

Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 13, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

-
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm91.44 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

91.44 cm91.44 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
White, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Black

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Irregular

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

-
Slow

Type of Soil

Clay
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

-
Well drained

Bloom Time

All year
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering
Average Water Needs, Keep ground moist, Requires consistently moist soil

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, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut limbs, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply N-P-K

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

-
Salt

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

-
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

-
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Flying insects, Insects
Hummingbirds

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Insignificant
Insignificant

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
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Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Flowers

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PROTEA
PORTLANDIA grandiflora

Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Bellflower, Jamaican Tree-lily

In Hindi

Protea plant
Bellflower plant

In German

Protea Pflanze
Glockenblumen - Pflanze

In French

usine de Protea
plante Bellflower

In Spanish

planta de protea
planta de Bellflower

In Greek

φυτό Protea
φυτό καμπανούλα

In Portuguese

planta Protea
planta Bellflower

In Polish

Protea roślin
dzwonek roślin

In Latin

Protea herba
bellflower herba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Proteales
Gentianales

Family

Proteaceae
Rubiaceae

Genus

Protea
Portlandia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Proteae
Chiococceae

Subfamily

Proteoideae
Cinchonoideae

Number of Species

1600300
1 27800
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Difference Between Protea and Bellflower

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Importance of Protea and Bellflower

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Protea and Bellflower. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Protea and Bellflower 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 Bellflower is . Protea has beauty benefits as follows: while Bellflower has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Protea vs Bellflower

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