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Protea
Protea

Devil's Walking Stick
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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Tree

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa
Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas

Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Aralia spinosa

Number of Varieties

16001
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-114-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8
9-1

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

-
Thicket/Colonizing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm300.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

91.44 cm460.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
White, Green, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Purple, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Yellow, Green, Purple, Blue Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
bipinnate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

-
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

-
Well drained

Bloom Time

All year
Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Pollution, Soil Compaction

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering
Needs high amount of water

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
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
Aphids, Leaf spot, Mealybugs

Plant Tolerance

-
Drought

Facts

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

-
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

-
Sometimes

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Flying insects, Insects
Bees, Butterflies, Insects

Allergy

-
Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Borders, Woodland margins

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Alterative, Analgesic, Diaphoretic, Opthalmic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Bark, Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
Used as a potherb

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PROTEA
ARALIA spinosa

Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
American Angelica Tree, Devil's Walking Stick, Hercules' Club

In Hindi

Protea plant
Devil's Walking Stick

In German

Protea Pflanze
Teufelsspazierstock

In French

usine de Protea
Walking bâton du diable

In Spanish

planta de protea
Bastón del Diablo

In Greek

φυτό Protea
Περπάτημα Stick διαβόλου

In Portuguese

planta Protea
Vara andando de diabo

In Polish

Protea roślin
Diabelski laska

In Latin

Protea herba
Virgam diaboli

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Proteales
Apiales

Family

Proteaceae
Araliaceae

Genus

Protea
Aralia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Proteae
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Subfamily

Proteoideae
Aralioideae

Number of Species

160030
1 27800
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Difference Between Protea and Devil's Walking Stick

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Importance of Protea and Devil's Walking Stick

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Protea and Devil's Walking Stick. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Protea and Devil's Walking Stick 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 Devil's Walking Stick is Alterative, Analgesic, Diaphoretic and Opthalmic. Protea has beauty benefits as follows: while Devil's Walking Stick has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Protea vs Devil's Walking Stick

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 Devil's Walking Stick 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 Devil's Walking Stick have Skin irritation respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Protea has no showy fruits and Devil's Walking Stick has showy fruits. Also Protea is flowering and Devil's Walking Stick is not flowering . You can compare Protea and Devil's Walking Stick facts and facts of other plants too.