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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Fruit

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa
Europe, Mediterranean

Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
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Number of Varieties

16002
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Open Forest, Terrestrial

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-11-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8
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Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

Habit

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Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm460.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

91.44 cm460.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
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Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

-
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Leaf Color in Spring

-
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Leaf Color in Summer

-
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Leaf Color in Fall

-
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Leaf Color in Winter

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Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Round

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

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Medium

Type of Soil

Clay
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

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Average

Bloom Time

All year
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering
Water Deeply, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
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Soil Type

Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
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Sun Exposure

Full Sun
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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

-
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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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Foliage Sheen

-
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Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Flying insects, Insects
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Allergy

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Itchiness, Runny nose, Swelling, Throat itching, Watery eyes

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits

-
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
anti-cancer, Bone strength, Digestive disorders, High cholestrol, Immunity, Improve heart health

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Fruits

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Wood is used for making furniture

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
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Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PROTEA
PRUNUS insititia 'Blue Violet Damson'

Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Blue Violet Damson Plum, Damson

In Hindi

Protea plant
जामुन

In German

Protea Pflanze
Zwetschgen

In French

usine de Protea
prune de Damas

In Spanish

planta de protea
ciruela ciruela

In Greek

φυτό Protea
κορόμηλο δαμάσκηνο

In Portuguese

planta Protea
damson ameixa

In Polish

Protea roślin
mirabelki

In Latin

Protea herba
damson plum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Proteales
Rosales

Family

Proteaceae
Rosaceae

Genus

Protea
Prunus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Proteae
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Subfamily

Proteoideae
Amygdaloideae

Number of Species

1600400
1 27800
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Difference Between Protea and Damson

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

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Importance of Protea and Damson

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Protea and Damson. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Protea and Damson 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 Damson is anti-cancer, Bone strength, Digestive disorders, High cholestrol, Immunity and Improve heart health. Protea has beauty benefits as follows: while Damson has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Protea vs Damson

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 Damson 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 Damson have Itchiness, Runny nose, Swelling, Throat itching and Watery eyes respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Protea has no showy fruits and Damson has showy fruits. Also Protea is flowering and Damson is not flowering . You can compare Protea and Damson facts and facts of other plants too.