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Protea
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Japanese Apricot
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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Tree

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa
China, Korea

Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Prunus mume

Number of Varieties

160010
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
All sorts of environments, Fertile bottom land, Well Drained

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-116-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8
12-6

Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22

Habit

-
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm550.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

91.44 cm550.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
White, Pink, Rose

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Yellow

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Yellow, Light Yellow, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Aristate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring
Spring, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

-
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

-
Well drained

Bloom Time

All year
Early Spring, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Budding, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering
Average Water Needs, Does not require lot of watering, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

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, Apply N-P-K, fertilize in growing season

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

-
Drought, Full Sun

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

-
Medium

Foliage Sheen

-
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Flying insects, Insects
Birds

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
antimicrobial, Gastrointestinal disorders, Ulcers

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Flowers, Fruits

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
Sauces, Sometimes used for making wine

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PROTEA
PRUNUS mume

Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Japanese Apricot

In Hindi

Protea plant
जापानी खुबानी

In German

Protea Pflanze
japanische Aprikose

In French

usine de Protea
abricot japonais

In Spanish

planta de protea
albaricoque japonés

In Greek

φυτό Protea
Ιαπωνικά Βερίκοκο

In Portuguese

planta Protea
Apricot japonês

In Polish

Protea roślin
japońska morela

In Latin

Protea herba
Persicum Italica

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Proteales
Rosales

Family

Proteaceae
Rosaceae

Genus

Protea
Prunus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Proteae
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Subfamily

Proteoideae
-

Number of Species

160010
1 27800
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Difference Between Protea and Japanese Apricot

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

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Importance of Protea and Japanese Apricot

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

Compare Facts of Protea vs Japanese Apricot

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