Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Tree
Origin
Africa, Southern Africa
Caribbean
Types
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Jacaranda mimosifolia, Jacaranda brasiliana
Number of Varieties
160018
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
along watercourse, Cold Regions, Grassland, River side
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-1110-12
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
12-8
12-9
Sunset Zone
H1, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm460.00 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
91.44 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Lavender, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
feather-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
All year
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought, Frost
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water daily during growing season, Water more in summer
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost, fertilize in growing season, Fertilize the soil before planting
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Phytophthora, Red blotch, Root rot
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
-
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flying insects, Insects
Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
allergic conjunctivitis, Dizziness, sneezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Acne, For treating wrinkles, Improve skin condition, Skin inflammation
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Acne, anti-allergy, Antibacterial, Antiseptic, Treating fever, Varicose veins
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Bark, Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Used as firewood, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
PROTEA
JACARANDA caerulea
Common Name
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Cancer Tree, Caribbean Jacaranda, Green Ebony
In Hindi
Protea plant
Neeli Gulmohur
In German
Protea Pflanze
Palisanderholzbaum
In French
usine de Protea
Flamboyant bleu
In Spanish
planta de protea
Jacaranda mimosifolia
In Greek
φυτό Protea
Jacaranda mimosifolia
In Portuguese
planta Protea
Jacarandá-mimoso
In Polish
Protea roślin
Jakaranda mimozolistna
In Latin
Protea herba
Jacaranda mimosifolia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Proteales
Scrophulariales
Family
Proteaceae
Bignoniaceae
Genus
Protea
Jacaranda
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Asterids
Tribe
Proteae
-
Subfamily
Proteoideae
-
Number of Species
160018
1
27800
👆🏻