Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Fruit
Origin
Africa, Southern Africa
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Types
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
loganberry is a hybrid
Number of Varieties
16000
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
gardens
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-117-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
9-1
Sunset Zone
H1, 22, 23, 24
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
-
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm240.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Red
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
-
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
All year
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
Needs watering once a week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Ample Water
In Spring
Moderate
Twice a week
In Winter
Average Water
Once a week
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
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune every year
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Compost, fertilize in spring, Mulch, organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Cane Spot, Gray mold, Spur Blight
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
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flying insects, Insects
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Diarrhea, Itchiness, Swelling, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Nesting sites for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
antimicrobial, Antioxidants, Folate, Low calories, Low carbohydrates, Low Fats, Manganese, Vitamin C, Vitamin K
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Fruits
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
PROTEA
RUBUS x loganobaccus
Common Name
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Loganberry
In Hindi
Protea plant
Loganberry
In German
Protea Pflanze
Loganbeere
In French
usine de Protea
Loganberry
In Spanish
planta de protea
Loganberry
In Greek
φυτό Protea
Είδος μούρου
In Portuguese
planta Protea
framboesa silvestre
In Polish
Protea roślin
Loganberry
In Latin
Protea herba
Loganberry
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Proteales
Rosales
Family
Proteaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Protea
Rubus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Proteae
-
Subfamily
Proteoideae
-
Number of Species
160013
1
27800
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