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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Annual and Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Perennial

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa
Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa

Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Aegopodium podagraria

Number of Varieties

160010
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Cultivated Beds, Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-118-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8
9 - 1

Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

-
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm90.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

91.44 cm30.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Small oblong

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

-
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Neutral

Soil Drainage

-
Well drained

Bloom Time

All year
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering
Do Not over Water, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand, Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Rich

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after flowering

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

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

-
Fine

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

-
Sometimes

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Flying insects, Insects
Butterflies

Allergy

-
Headache, Hyperacidity, Liver disease, Nausea, Skin irritation, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Weather protection

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Asthma, Digestive disorders, Psoriasis, Reduces toothache, Vitiligo

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Root, Seeds

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
Edible syrup, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PROTEA
AMMI majus

Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Bishop's Weed, Bullwort

In Hindi

Protea plant
बिशप निराना

In German

Protea Pflanze
Bischofs Unkraut

In French

usine de Protea
la mauvaise herbe de l'évêque

In Spanish

planta de protea
biznaga

In Greek

φυτό Protea
ζιζανίων επισκόπου

In Portuguese

planta Protea
erva daninha do Bispo

In Polish

Protea roślin
chwastów biskupa

In Latin

Protea herba
Episcopi viriditas

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Proteales
Apiales

Family

Proteaceae
Apiaceae

Genus

Protea
Trachyspermum

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Proteae
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Subfamily

Proteoideae
-

Number of Species

160075
1 27800
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Difference Between Protea and Bishop's Weed

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Importance of Protea and Bishop's Weed

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Protea and Bishop's Weed. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Protea and Bishop's Weed 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 Bishop's Weed is Asthma, Digestive disorders, Psoriasis, Reduces toothache and Vitiligo. Protea has beauty benefits as follows: while Bishop's Weed has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Protea vs Bishop's Weed

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