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Protea
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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Annual

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Vegetable

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
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Number of Varieties

16001
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Floodplains, Shores of rivers or lakes

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-11-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8
12-1

Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

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Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm7.60 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

91.44 cm10.20 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

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White, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
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Leaf Color in Spring

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Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
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Leaf Color in Fall

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Green

Leaf Color in Winter

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Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Elliptic to oblong

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring
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Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

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Fast

Type of Soil

Clay
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

-
Well drained

Bloom Time

All year
Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering

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
Loam, Sand

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 leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
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Plant Tolerance

-
Drought

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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Medium

Foliage Sheen

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Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

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Sometimes

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Flying insects, Insects
Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
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Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
Added to salads, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PROTEA
VALERIANELLA locusta

Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Mache, corn salad, common cornsalad, lamb's lettuce, fetticus, fieldsalat, nut lettuce, field salad,rapunzel

In Hindi

Protea plant
Lamb's Lettuce

In German

Protea Pflanze
Feldsalat

In French

usine de Protea
Mâche

In Spanish

planta de protea
Miramores

In Greek

φυτό Protea
Μαρούλι αρνιού

In Portuguese

planta Protea
Alface-de-cordeiro

In Polish

Protea roślin
Roszpunka

In Latin

Protea herba
Lactuca agni

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Proteales
Dipsacales

Family

Proteaceae
Valerianaceae

Genus

Protea
Valerianella

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Proteae
Valerianeae

Subfamily

Proteoideae
Valerianoideae

Number of Species

1600100
1 27800
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Difference Between Protea and Lamb's Lettuce

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Importance of Protea and Lamb's Lettuce

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Compare Facts of Protea vs Lamb's Lettuce

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