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What is

Life Span
Annual and Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Broadleaf Evergreen  
Grass  

Origin
Africa, Southern Africa  
China  

Types
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree  
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii  

Number of Varieties
1600  
11
30  
99+

Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions  
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods  

USDA Hardiness Zone
10-11  
8-12  

AHS Heat Zone
12-8  
12 - 7  

Sunset Zone
H1, 22, 23, 24  
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
-  
Clump-Forming  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
91.44 cm  
99+
1,070.00 cm  
38

Minimum Width
91.44 cm  
99+
60.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
-  
Pale White  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
-  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
-  
Light Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
-  
Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped  
Acicular  

Thorns
No  
No  

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  
-  

Repeat Bloomer
-  
No  

Tolerances
-  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Container, Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting  

Plant Maintenance
Low  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering  
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply  

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, Partial shade  

Pruning
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot  

Plant Tolerance
-  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Yes  
-  

Flower Petal Number
-  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
-  
No  

Edible Fruit
-  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
-  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
-  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
-  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
-  
No  

Showy Foliage
-  
Yes  

Showy Bark
-  
Yes  

Foliage Texture
-  
Coarse  

Foliage Sheen
-  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
-  
No  

Self-Sowing
-  
No  

Attracts
Flying insects, Insects  
Beetles, Bugs, Mites  

Allergy
-  
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Insignificant  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers  
Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders, Obesity  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers  
Stem, Tree trunks  

Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties  
Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall  
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
PROTEA  
BAMBUSA beecheyana  

Common Name
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree  
Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo  

In Hindi
Protea plant  
बांस  

In German
Protea Pflanze  
Verklumpung Bambus  

In French
usine de Protea  
clumping Bamboo  

In Spanish
planta de protea  
clumping Bamboo  

In Greek
φυτό Protea  
συσσώρευση μπαμπού  

In Portuguese
planta Protea  
bambu aglutinação  

In Polish
Protea roślin  
zbicie bambus  

In Latin
Protea herba  
clumping Bamboo  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Vascular plant  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Liliopsida  

Order
Proteales  
Cyperales  

Family
Proteaceae  
Poaceae  

Genus
Protea  
Bambusa  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots  

Tribe
Proteae  
Bambuseae  

Subfamily
Proteoideae  
Bambusoideae  

Number of Species
1600  
17
1200  
22

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Difference Between Protea and Clumping Bamboo

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

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Importance of Protea and Clumping Bamboo

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Protea and Clumping Bamboo. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Protea and Clumping Bamboo 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 Clumping Bamboo is Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders and Obesity. Protea has beauty benefits as follows: while Clumping Bamboo has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Protea vs Clumping Bamboo

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 Clumping Bamboo 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 Clumping Bamboo have allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash and Respiratory distress respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Protea has no showy fruits and Clumping Bamboo has no showy fruits. Also Protea is flowering and Clumping Bamboo is not flowering . You can compare Protea and Clumping Bamboo facts and facts of other plants too.

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