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Protea
Protea

Bouteloua Gracilis
Bouteloua Gracilis



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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Grass

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa
North America, United States, Western United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Grasses

Number of Varieties

16001
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Dry areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-113-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8
9 - 5

Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21

Habit

-
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm45.70 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

91.44 cm25.40 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Purple, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Tan

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Grass like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring
Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

-
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

-
Well drained

Bloom Time

All year
Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Pollution, Drought

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
Medium

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
Clay, 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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Beetles, Grasshoppers

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

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Flying insects, Insects
Butterflies

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Erosion control

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Cuts

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Leaves

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
Used to feed livestock

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PROTEA
BOUTELOUA gracilis

Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass

In Hindi

Protea plant
Bouteloua gracilis

In German

Protea Pflanze
Bouteloua Gracilis

In French

usine de Protea
Bouteloua aristidoides

In Spanish

planta de protea
Chondrosum gracile

In Greek

φυτό Protea
Bouteloua gracilis

In Portuguese

planta Protea
Bouteloua Gracilis

In Polish

Protea roślin
Bouteloua Gracilis

In Latin

Protea herba
Bouteloua Gracilis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Proteales
Cyperales

Family

Proteaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Protea
Bouteloua

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Proteae
Cynodonteae

Subfamily

Proteoideae
Chloridoideae

Number of Species

1600100
1 27800
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Difference Between Protea and Bouteloua Gracilis

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Importance of Protea and Bouteloua Gracilis

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

Compare Facts of Protea vs Bouteloua Gracilis

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