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Protea
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Fuller's Teasel
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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Biennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Flowering Plants, Herbs

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa
Europe, Asia

Types

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

1600-
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Rocky areas, Semi desert, Subtropical climates

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-115-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8
8 - 5

Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24
21,22

Habit

-
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm150.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

91.44 cm30.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

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Purple

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

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Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring
Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

-
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

-
Average

Bloom Time

All year
Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting

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, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

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, Requires very little pruning

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Pests and diseases free

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

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Coarse

Foliage Sheen

-
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Flying insects, Insects
Birds

Allergy

-
Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

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
Flowers

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
Dried heads are used in floristry, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PROTEA
DIPSACUS fullonum

Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Fuller's Teasel

In Hindi

Protea plant
Fuller's Teasel

In German

Protea Pflanze
Fullers Karde

In French

usine de Protea
Cardère à foulon

In Spanish

planta de protea
Cardo de Fuller

In Greek

φυτό Protea
Νεράγκαθο του Fuller

In Portuguese

planta Protea
Carda de Fuller

In Polish

Protea roślin
Fullera Oset

In Latin

Protea herba
Teasel Fullonis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Anthophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Proteales
Dipsacales

Family

Proteaceae
Dipsacaceae

Genus

Protea
Dipsacus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Proteae
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Subfamily

Proteoideae
Dipsacoideae

Number of Species

160016
1 27800
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Difference Between Protea and Fuller's Teasel

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Importance of Protea and Fuller's Teasel

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

Compare Facts of Protea vs Fuller's Teasel

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 Fuller's Teasel 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 Fuller's Teasel 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 Fuller's Teasel has showy fruits. Also Protea is flowering and Fuller's Teasel is not flowering . You can compare Protea and Fuller's Teasel facts and facts of other plants too.