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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Tree

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa
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Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
No Available

Number of Varieties

160055
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
All sorts of environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-114-7
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8
8-1

Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

Habit

-
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm610.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

91.44 cm550.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

-
-

Leaf Color in Summer

-
-

Leaf Color in Fall

-
-

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Small elliptic

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring
Spring, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

-
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

-
Well drained

Bloom Time

All year
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering
Average Water Needs

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
Clay, 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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

-
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

-
-

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

-
-

Foliage Sheen

-
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Flying insects, Insects
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Allergy

-
Rash

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Formal Garden

Beauty Benefits

-
-

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
Fruits

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
Used to make juice

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PROTEA
Malus Barbara Ann

Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Barbara Ann Crabapple, Crabapple, Flowering Crabapple

In Hindi

Protea plant
Crabapple

In German

Protea Pflanze
Crabapple

In French

usine de Protea
Crabapple

In Spanish

planta de protea
manzano silvestre

In Greek

φυτό Protea
Crabapple

In Portuguese

planta Protea
Crabapple

In Polish

Protea roślin
jabłoń

In Latin

Protea herba
Crabapple

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Proteales
Rosales

Family

Proteaceae
Rosaceae

Genus

Protea
Malus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Proteae
Maleae

Subfamily

Proteoideae
Amygdaloideae

Number of Species

160055
1 27800
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Difference Between Protea and Crabapple

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Importance of Protea and Crabapple

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

Compare Facts of Protea vs Crabapple

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