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
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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
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm610.00 cm
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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
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
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
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
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
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
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
-
Subfamily
Proteoideae
-
Number of Species
1600180
1
27800
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