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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Herbs

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America, Southern India

Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Herpestis monniera

Number of Varieties

1600-
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-11-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8
-

Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24
-

Habit

-
-

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm60.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

91.44 cm100.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Oval

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

-
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

-
Well drained

Bloom Time

All year
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Leaf Cutting, Root Division, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering
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, 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
Remove damaged leaves, Requires very little pruning

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in growing season, organic fertlizers

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
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
Hummingbirds

Allergy

-
Dry Mouth, gastro-intestinal problems, Nausea, Pain and fatigue, Stomach pain

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
Good for skin, Speed hair growth, Stops hair loss

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Bronchitis, constipation, Cough, Digestive disorders, Fever, Fights Depression, Improving mental health, Skin Disorders

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Whole plant

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
Culinary use, For making oil for cosmetics

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PROTEA
Bacopa monnieri

Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
brahmi, thyme-leafed gratiola, water hyssop, herb of grace, Indian pennywort

In Hindi

Protea plant
ब्राह्मी

In German

Protea Pflanze
Kleine Fettblatt

In French

usine de Protea
Bacopa monnieri

In Spanish

planta de protea
bacopa, hisopo de agua, brahmi and lágrima de bebé

In Greek

φυτό Protea
Brahmi

In Portuguese

planta Protea
Brahmi

In Polish

Protea roślin
brahmi

In Latin

Protea herba
Brahmi

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Proteales
Scrophulariales

Family

Proteaceae
Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Protea
Bacopa

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Proteae
-

Subfamily

Proteoideae
-

Number of Species

160060
1 27800
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Difference Between Protea and Brahmi

If you are confused whether Protea or Brahmi are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Protea and Brahmi Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Protea are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Brahmi fertilizers required are fertilize in growing season and organic fertlizers. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Protea and Brahmi if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Protea and Brahmi

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Protea and Brahmi. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Protea and Brahmi 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 Brahmi is Bronchitis, constipation, Cough, Digestive disorders, Fever, Fights Depression, Improving mental health and Skin Disorders. Protea has beauty benefits as follows: while Brahmi has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Protea vs Brahmi

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Protea vs Brahmi and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Protea are whereas of Brahmi have Dry Mouth, gastro-intestinal problems, Nausea, Pain and fatigue and Stomach pain respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Protea has no showy fruits and Brahmi has no showy fruits. Also Protea is flowering and Brahmi is not flowering . You can compare Protea and Brahmi facts and facts of other plants too.