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Protea
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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Northern Africa

Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Hyacinthoides flahaultiana, Hyacinthoides mauritanica, Hyacinthoides reverchonii

Number of Varieties

160020
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Parks, wastelands, Waysides, Woodland edges

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-114-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8
9-1

Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24
21,22

Habit

-
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm30.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

91.44 cm15.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
White, Blue, Pink, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Narrow

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring
Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

-
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

-
Well drained

Bloom Time

All year
Spring, Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, From bulbs, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, 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

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
High amounts of nutrients, organic fertlizers

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

-
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

-
Sometimes

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Flying insects, Insects
Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

Allergy

-
Pollen

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
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Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Flowers

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used for Landscaping

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PROTEA
HYACINTHOIDES hispanica

Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Spanish Bluebell

In Hindi

Protea plant
Bluebell plant

In German

Protea Pflanze
Endymion Pflanze

In French

usine de Protea
plante Bluebell

In Spanish

planta de protea
planta Bluebell

In Greek

φυτό Protea
φυτό Bluebell

In Portuguese

planta Protea
planta Bluebell

In Polish

Protea roślin
Bluebell roślin

In Latin

Protea herba
Bluebell herba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Proteales
Liliales

Family

Proteaceae
Liliaceae

Genus

Protea
Hyacinthoides

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Proteae
Hyacintheae

Subfamily

Proteoideae
Scilloideae

Number of Species

160011
1 27800
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Difference Between Protea and Bluebell

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Importance of Protea and Bluebell

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Compare Facts of Protea vs Bluebell

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