Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Perennial
Origin
Africa, Southern Africa
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Types
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
it is a type of rose
Number of Varieties
1600200
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
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USDA Hardiness Zone
10-115-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
10-1
Sunset Zone
H1, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
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Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm240.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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White, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
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Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
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Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
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Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
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Medium
Type of Soil
Clay
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
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Well drained
Bloom Time
All year
Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases
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
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Fast release fertilizer, Fertilize in early spring, Fertilize three times a year
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Black Spot, Caterpillars, Downy mildew, glasshouse red spider mite, Insects, Leaf Hoppers, Powdery mildew, rose leaf-rolling sawfly, Rust, Scale
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
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Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
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Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flying insects, Insects
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Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
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Perfumes
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
Flowers, Whole plant
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Vine
Botanical Name
PROTEA
ROSA 'American Pillar'
Common Name
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Climbing Rose, Rambling Rose
In Hindi
Protea plant
Climbing Rose
In German
Protea Pflanze
Kletterrose
In French
usine de Protea
escalade Rose
In Spanish
planta de protea
Rose que sube
In Greek
φυτό Protea
αναρρίχηση Rose
In Portuguese
planta Protea
Rosa de escalada
In Polish
Protea roślin
Climbing Rose
In Latin
Protea herba
Rosa scandere
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Proteales
Rosales
Family
Proteaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Protea
Rosa
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
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Tribe
Proteae
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Subfamily
Proteoideae
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Number of Species
1600200
1
27800
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