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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Succulent

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa
Western United States, Mexico

Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Dudleya brittonii Dudleya pulverulenta Dudleya farinosa Dudleya caespitosa Dudleya virens

Number of Varieties

160030
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Barren waste areas, Semi arid regions, Semi desert

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-11-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8
12-1

Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

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Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm7.60 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

91.44 cm7.60 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
White, Yellow, Red, Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green, Gray

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Acuminate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

-
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay
Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Neutral

Soil Drainage

-
Well drained

Bloom Time

All year
Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Cuttings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Needs less watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
No fertilizers needed

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Cochineal insect, Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red blotch, Rodent, Scale insects

Plant Tolerance

-
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun, Shade areas

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

-
Bold

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Flying insects, Insects
Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Insignificant
-

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Leaves

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
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Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PROTEA
DUDLEYA

Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Chalk Lettuce Chalk dudleya

In Hindi

Protea plant
Dudleya

In German

Protea Pflanze
Dudleya

In French

usine de Protea
Dudleya

In Spanish

planta de protea
dudleya

In Greek

φυτό Protea
Dudleya

In Portuguese

planta Protea
Dudleya

In Polish

Protea roślin
Dudleya

In Latin

Protea herba
Dudley

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Proteales
Saxifragales

Family

Proteaceae
Crassulaceae

Genus

Protea
Dudleya

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Proteae
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Subfamily

Proteoideae
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Number of Species

160045
1 27800
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Difference Between Protea and Dudleya

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Importance of Protea and Dudleya

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

Compare Facts of Protea vs Dudleya

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