×

Protea
Protea

Candlenut
Candlenut



ADD
Compare
X
Protea
X
Candlenut

Compare Protea and Candlenut

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Tree

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa
Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia

Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
-

Number of Varieties

1600-
0 40000
👆🏻

Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-1110-12
0 99
👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12-8
12-9

Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24
H2, 23, 24

Habit

-
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm1,370.00 cm
0 3900
👆🏻

Minimum Width

91.44 cm1,520.00 cm
0 6350
👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

-
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green, Gray Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Green, Gray Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

-
Very Fast

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

-
Wet Site, Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires a lot of 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

Pruning

Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

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

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Flying insects, Insects
Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
constipation, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Dysentry, Fever, Tooth ache

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
Making Shampoo, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PROTEA
ALEURITES moluccanus

Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui

In Hindi

Protea plant
candlenut पेड़

In German

Protea Pflanze
Candlenut Baum

In French

usine de Protea
arbre Candlenut

In Spanish

planta de protea
árbol candlenut

In Greek

φυτό Protea
candlenut δέντρο

In Portuguese

planta Protea
candlenut árvore

In Polish

Protea roślin
Tung Molukański drzewo

In Latin

Protea herba
Candlenut ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Spermatophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Dicotyledonae

Order

Proteales
Malpighiales

Family

Proteaceae
Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Protea
Aleurites

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Proteae
Aleuritideae

Subfamily

Proteoideae
Crotonoideae

Number of Species

1600600
1 27800
👆🏻

Difference Between Protea and Candlenut

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

<Flowering Plants

Importance of Protea and Candlenut

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Protea and Candlenut. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Protea and Candlenut 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 Candlenut is constipation, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Dysentry, Fever and Tooth ache. Protea has beauty benefits as follows: while Candlenut has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Protea vs Candlenut

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