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What is

Life Span
Annual and Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Broadleaf Evergreen  
Grass  

Origin
Africa, Southern Africa  
China  

Types
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree  
Bambusoideae  

Number of Varieties
1600  
11
30  
99+

Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions  
Dry Forest, hedge rows, open Woodlands, Shady Edge  

USDA Hardiness Zone
10-11  
8-15  

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
-  
Clump-Forming  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
91.44 cm  
99+
460.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
91.44 cm  
99+
50.00 cm  

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
-  
-  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
-  
Light Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
-  
Light Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
-  
Light Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Light Green, Dark Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped  
digitate  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Fall, Spring  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  

Growth Rate
-  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Clay  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
-  
Average  

Bloom Time
All year  
-  

Repeat Bloomer
-  
No  

Tolerances
-  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Container, Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Budding, From Rhizomes, Seedlings  

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  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Average  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  

Pruning
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, 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
-  
Cold climate, Drought, Heat Tolerance, Wet Site  

Facts

Flowers
Yes  
-  

Flower Petal Number
-  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
-  
No  

Edible Fruit
-  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
-  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
-  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
-  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
-  
No  

Showy Foliage
-  
Yes  

Showy Bark
-  
Yes  

Foliage Texture
-  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
-  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
-  
No  

Self-Sowing
-  
No  

Attracts
Flying insects, Insects  
Butterflies  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Insignificant  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification, Food for insects, Wildlife  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers  
Stem, Tree trunks  

Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties  
Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall  
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
PROTEA  
BAMBUSA multiplex  

Common Name
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree  
Clumping Bamboo, Hedge Bamboo  

In Hindi
Protea plant  
हेगड़े बांस  

In German
Protea Pflanze  
Hedge Bambus  

In French
usine de Protea  
Bamboo Hedge  

In Spanish
planta de protea  
bambú de cobertura  

In Greek
φυτό Protea  
hedge Μπαμπού  

In Portuguese
planta Protea  
Bamboo Hedge  

In Polish
Protea roślin  
Żywopłoty Bamboo  

In Latin
Protea herba  
Sepi Bamboo  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Vascular plant  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Liliopsida  

Order
Proteales  
Cyperales  

Family
Proteaceae  
Poaceae  

Genus
Protea  
Bambusa  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots  

Tribe
Proteae  
Bambuseae  

Subfamily
Proteoideae  
Bambusoideae  

Number of Species
1600  
17
1200  
22

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Difference Between Protea and Hedge Bamboo

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

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Importance of Protea and Hedge Bamboo

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

Compare Facts of Protea vs Hedge Bamboo

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 Hedge Bamboo 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 Hedge Bamboo have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Protea has no showy fruits and Hedge Bamboo has no showy fruits. Also Protea is flowering and Hedge Bamboo is not flowering . You can compare Protea and Hedge Bamboo facts and facts of other plants too.

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