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Protea
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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Cactus or Succulent

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa
Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

Number of Varieties

16006
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-1112-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8
12-10

Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

-
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm17.78 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

91.44 cm10.16 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

-
Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green, Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Narrow

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

-
Slow

Type of Soil

Clay
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

-
Well drained

Bloom Time

All year
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

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

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

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

-
Bold

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Flying insects, Insects
Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
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Part of Plant Used

Flowers
-

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
useful as a ground cover

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PROTEA
DASYLIRION berlandieri

Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

In Hindi

Protea plant
Blue Giant Grass

In German

Protea Pflanze
Blue Giant Grass

In French

usine de Protea
Blue Giant Herbe

In Spanish

planta de protea
Blue Grass gigante

In Greek

φυτό Protea
Μπλε Giant Grass

In Portuguese

planta Protea
Blue Grass gigante

In Polish

Protea roślin
Błękitny Gigant Trawa

In Latin

Protea herba
Giant herba blue

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
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Order

Proteales
Asparagales

Family

Proteaceae
Agavaceae

Genus

Protea
Dasylirion

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Proteae
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Subfamily

Proteoideae
Nolinoideae

Number of Species

160022
1 27800
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Difference Between Protea and Blue Giant

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Importance of Protea and Blue Giant

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Compare Facts of Protea vs Blue Giant

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