Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Herb, Perennial
Origin
Africa, Southern Africa
Southern Europe
Types
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
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Number of Varieties
16001
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40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Desert, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-115-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
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Sunset Zone
H1, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm120.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm120.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
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Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Heart shaped, toothed with three to five lobes
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial shade
Growth Rate
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Medium
Type of Soil
Clay
Rich
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
All year
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Ample Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
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
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
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flying insects, Insects
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Skin Disorders
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
-
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Herb
Botanical Name
PROTEA
HABERLEA
Common Name
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Haberlea, Hardy Africa Violet
In Hindi
Protea plant
Haberlea
In German
Protea Pflanze
Haberlea
In French
usine de Protea
Haberlea
In Spanish
planta de protea
Haberlea rhodopensis
In Greek
φυτό Protea
Haberlea
In Portuguese
planta Protea
Haberlea
In Polish
Protea roślin
Haberlea
In Latin
Protea herba
Haberlea
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Proteales
Lamiales
Family
Proteaceae
Gesnariaceae
Genus
Protea
Haberlea
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Proteae
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Subfamily
Proteoideae
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Number of Species
160020
1
27800
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