Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Cactus, Spurge
Origin
Africa, Southern Africa
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Types
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
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Number of Varieties
1600-
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Desert, Semi arid regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
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Sunset Zone
H1, 22, 23, 24
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
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Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm200.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm6.50 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
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Green
Leaf Color in Spring
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-
Leaf Color in Summer
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-
Leaf Color in Fall
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-
Leaf Color in Winter
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-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Needle like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
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Slow
Type of Soil
Clay
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The pH of Soil
Acidic
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Soil Drainage
-
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Bloom Time
All year
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Repeat Bloomer
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Tolerances
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Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Does not require fertilizer once established
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
-
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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-
Edible Fruit
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Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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Fragrant Fruit
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Fragrant Leaf
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Fragrant Bark/Stem
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Showy Foliage
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-
Showy Bark
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Foliage Texture
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Bold
Foliage Sheen
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
-
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Self-Sowing
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-
Attracts
Flying insects, Insects
Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Borders, Informal Hedge, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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-
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
Leaf Stalks
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
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Botanical Name
PROTEA
PACHYCEREUS weberi
Common Name
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
candelabro
In Hindi
Protea plant
candelabro
In German
Protea Pflanze
candelabro
In French
usine de Protea
candelabro
In Spanish
planta de protea
candelabro
In Greek
φυτό Protea
candelabro
In Portuguese
planta Protea
candelabro
In Polish
Protea roślin
candelabro
In Latin
Protea herba
candelabro
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Proteales
Caryophyllales
Family
Proteaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Protea
Browningia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
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Tribe
Proteae
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Subfamily
Proteoideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
1600-
1
27800
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