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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Fruit

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa
Southeastern Asia

Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Starfruit

Number of Varieties

16002
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-1110-14
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8
11-5

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

-
Arching/Fountain-shaped

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm610.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

91.44 cm610.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
Pink, Rose, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Yellow, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Yellow green, Gold

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Oblovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

-
Slow

Type of Soil

Clay
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

-
Average

Bloom Time

All year
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Frost

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Low
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering
Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

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
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 winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Fertilize every year

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

-
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Flying insects, Insects
Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

-
Kidney Stone

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, High blood pressure, Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PROTEA
AVERRHOA carambola

Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Carambola, Starfruit

In Hindi

Protea plant
carambola पेड़

In German

Protea Pflanze
Sternfrucht Baum

In French

usine de Protea
arbre carambole

In Spanish

planta de protea
árbol de carambola

In Greek

φυτό Protea
carambola δέντρο

In Portuguese

planta Protea
árvore de carambola

In Polish

Protea roślin
karambola drzewo

In Latin

Protea herba
carambola ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Proteales
Oxalidales

Family

Proteaceae
Oxalidaceae

Genus

Protea
Averrhoa

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Proteae
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Subfamily

Proteoideae
-

Number of Species

1600180
1 27800
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Difference Between Protea and Carambola

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

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Importance of Protea and Carambola

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Protea and Carambola. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Protea and Carambola 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 Carambola is Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, High blood pressure and Nutrients. Protea has beauty benefits as follows: while Carambola has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Protea vs Carambola

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