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Protea
Protea

California Sycamore
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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Tree

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa
California

Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
American Sycamore, Arizona Sycamore

Number of Varieties

16002
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Floodplains, River side, Stream side

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-113-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8
8-5

Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

-
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm1,830.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

91.44 cm1,520.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Toothed

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring
-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

-
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

-
Average

Bloom Time

All year
-

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Wet Site, Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water

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
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove hanging branches, Remove short branches, Remove short twigs

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

-
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

-
-

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

-
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Flying insects, Insects
-

Allergy

-
Asthma, Eye irritation, Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Cold, Cough, Dysentry, Pain killer

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Fruits

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Shade Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PROTEA
PLATANUS racemosa

Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
California Sycamore

In Hindi

Protea plant
कैलिफोर्निया गूलर

In German

Protea Pflanze
California sycamore

In French

usine de Protea
californie sycomore

In Spanish

planta de protea
california sicómoro

In Greek

φυτό Protea
Καλιφόρνια συκομουριά

In Portuguese

planta Protea
califórnia sicômoro

In Polish

Protea roślin
california jawor

In Latin

Protea herba
california sycomoros

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Proteales
Proteales

Family

Proteaceae
Platanaceae

Genus

Protea
Platanus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Proteae
-

Subfamily

Proteoideae
-

Number of Species

16008
1 27800
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Difference Between Protea and California Sycamore

If you are confused whether Protea or California Sycamore 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 California Sycamore Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Protea are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for California Sycamore fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Protea and California Sycamore if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Protea and California Sycamore

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Protea and California Sycamore. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Protea and California Sycamore 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 California Sycamore is Cold, Cough, Dysentry and Pain killer. Protea has beauty benefits as follows: while California Sycamore has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Protea vs California Sycamore

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 California Sycamore 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 California Sycamore have Asthma, Eye irritation and Skin irritation respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Protea has no showy fruits and California Sycamore has no showy fruits. Also Protea is flowering and California Sycamore is not flowering . You can compare Protea and California Sycamore facts and facts of other plants too.