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What is

Life Span
Annual and Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Broadleaf Evergreen  
Flowering Plants  

Origin
Africa, Southern Africa  
Italy, Southern Europe, western Balkans  

Types
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree  
Campanula pyramidalis  

Number of Varieties
1600  
11
25  
99+

Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions  
Islands  

USDA Hardiness Zone
10-11  
7-10  

AHS Heat Zone
12-8  
7 - 4  

Sunset Zone
H1, 22, 23, 24  
21,22  

Habit
-  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
91.44 cm  
99+
120.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
91.44 cm  
99+
45.70 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
-  
Lavender, Light Blue, White  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
-  
Green, Light Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
-  
Green, Light Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
-  
Green, Light Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped  
Compound  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Fall, Spring  
Summer, Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
-  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Clay  
Loam  

The pH of Soil
Acidic  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
-  
Average  

Bloom Time
All year  
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
-  
No  

Tolerances
-  
Heat Tolerance  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
From bulbs, Seedlings, Stem Planting  

Plant Maintenance
Low  
Low  

Watering Plants
  
  

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

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
Loam  

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  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in growing season  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
fungus  

Plant Tolerance
-  
Drought, Heat Tolerance  

Facts

Flowers
Yes  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
-  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
-  
No  

Edible Fruit
-  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
-  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
-  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
-  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
-  
No  

Showy Foliage
-  
-  

Showy Bark
-  
No  

Foliage Texture
-  
-  

Foliage Sheen
-  
-  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
-  
No  

Self-Sowing
-  
Yes  

Attracts
Flying insects, Insects  
Birds, Insects  

Allergy
-  
Toxic  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Insignificant  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers  
Asthma, Cough  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers  
Flowers, Leaves  

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

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall  
Mixed Border, Wildflower  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
PROTEA  
CAMPANULA pyramidalis  

Common Name
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree  
Chimney Bellflower  

In Hindi
Protea plant  
Chimney Bellflower  

In German
Protea Pflanze  
Schornstein Glockenblume  

In French
usine de Protea  
cheminée Bellflower  

In Spanish
planta de protea  
Chimenea Bellflower  

In Greek
φυτό Protea  
καμινάδα καμπανούλα  

In Portuguese
planta Protea  
chaminé Bellflower  

In Polish
Protea roślin  
komin Bellflower  

In Latin
Protea herba  
caminorum purgatores Bellflower  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Vascular plant  
Tracheophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Proteales  
Asterales  

Family
Proteaceae  
Campanulaceae  

Genus
Protea  
Campanula  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
Proteae  
-  

Subfamily
Proteoideae  
-  

Number of Species
1600  
17
300  
99+

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Difference Between Protea and Chimney Bellflower

If you are confused whether Protea or Chimney Bellflower 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 Chimney Bellflower Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Protea are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Chimney Bellflower fertilizers required are fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing and fertilize in growing season. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Protea and Chimney Bellflower if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Protea and Chimney Bellflower

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

Compare Facts of Protea vs Chimney Bellflower

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

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