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Protea
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Hylocereus
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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Cactus or Succulent

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa
North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America

Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Dragon Fruit Cactus

Number of Varieties

160015
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
tropical environments, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-11-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8
-

Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

-
-

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm200.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

91.44 cm30.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

-
Red, Salmon

Leaf Color in Spring

-
-

Leaf Color in Summer

-
-

Leaf Color in Fall

-
-

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Lanceolate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring
-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

-
-

Type of Soil

Clay
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

-
Well drained

Bloom Time

All year
-

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Deer resistant, Drought, Heat And Humidity, Salt, Shade areas, Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Semi-hardwood cuttings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering
Water slowly, and allow to dry completely between soakings

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Less Watering

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam, 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
Dispose of diseased portions, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
15-30-15 liquid fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Bacterial Stem Rot, Birds, Brown Rot

Plant Tolerance

-
Deer resistant, Drought, Heat And Humidity, Salt, Shade areas, Wet Site

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

-
-

Fruits

Showy Fruit

-
-

Edible Fruit

-
-

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

-
Bold

Foliage Sheen

-
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Flying insects, Insects
pollinators

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
Anti-ageing, Good for skin, Making cosmetics

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Food for animals

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Antitumor, Diabetes, Healing, Nutritive, Skin wounds

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Flowers, Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
Cosmetics, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PROTEA
Hylocereus undatus

Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Pitahaya, Dragon Fruit

In Hindi

Protea plant
hylocereus

In German

Protea Pflanze
hylocereus

In French

usine de Protea
hylocereus

In Spanish

planta de protea
hylocereus

In Greek

φυτό Protea
hylocereus

In Portuguese

planta Protea
hylocereus

In Polish

Protea roślin
Hylocereus

In Latin

Protea herba
Hylocereus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Proteales
Caryophyllales

Family

Proteaceae
Cactaceae

Genus

Protea
Hylocereus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Proteae
Hylocereeae

Subfamily

Proteoideae
Cactoideae

Number of Species

160012
1 27800
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Difference Between Protea and Hylocereus

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Importance of Protea and Hylocereus

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Protea and Hylocereus. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Protea and Hylocereus 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 Hylocereus is anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Antitumor, Diabetes, Healing, Nutritive and Skin wounds. Protea has beauty benefits as follows: while Hylocereus has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Protea vs Hylocereus

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