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Protea
Protea

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Tree

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa
Eastern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia

Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Mareer, Manjak

Number of Varieties

160015
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Saline Soils, Sandy areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-1110-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8
12-10

Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2

Habit

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Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm760.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

91.44 cm670.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

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White, Yellow, Gold, Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

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Light Green, Chocolate

Leaf Color in Spring

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Green

Leaf Color in Summer

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Green

Leaf Color in Fall

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Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Oval

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

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Medium

Type of Soil

Clay
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

-
Average

Bloom Time

All year
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

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Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting

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
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Root rot, Snails

Plant Tolerance

-
Drought and Salt

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

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Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

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Coarse

Foliage Sheen

-
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Flying insects, Insects
Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

-
Dizziness, Throat itching, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden

Beauty Benefits

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Making cosmetics, used as a dye

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Absorbs greenhouse gases, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Acne, Aging, Hair Loss

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
Making Shampoo, Showy Purposes, Used as Biofuel, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PROTEA
CORDIA subcordata

Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Beach Cordia, Island Walnut, Kou, Sea Trumpet

In Hindi

Protea plant
Cordia subcordata

In German

Protea Pflanze
Cordia subcordata

In French

usine de Protea
Cordia subcordata

In Spanish

planta de protea
Cordia subcordata

In Greek

φυτό Protea
Cordia subcordata

In Portuguese

planta Protea
Cordia subcordata

In Polish

Protea roślin
Cordia subcordata

In Latin

Protea herba
Cordia subcordata

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Proteales
Lamiales

Family

Proteaceae
Boraginaceae

Genus

Protea
Cordia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Proteae
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Subfamily

Proteoideae
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Number of Species

16001
1 27800
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Difference Between Protea and Kou

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

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Importance of Protea and Kou

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

Compare Facts of Protea vs Kou

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