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What is

Life Span
Annual and Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Broadleaf Evergreen  
Perennial  

Origin
Africa, Southern Africa  
-  

Types
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree  
Benediction lungwort, Excalibur lungwort  

Number of Varieties
1600  
11
18  
99+

Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions  
Forest edges, Mountains  

USDA Hardiness Zone
10-11  
4-8  

AHS Heat Zone
12-8  
8-4  

Sunset Zone
H1, 22, 23, 24  
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17  

Habit
-  
Cushion/Mound-forming  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
91.44 cm  
99+
25.50 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
91.44 cm  
99+
30.50 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
-  
Pink, Rose, Blue Violet  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
-  

Fruit Color
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
-  
Green, Gray Green, Silver  

Leaf Color in Summer
-  
Green, Gray Green, Silver  

Leaf Color in Fall
-  
Green, Gray Green, Silver  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped  
Lung shaped  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Fall, Spring  
Spring, Summer, Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade  

Growth Rate
-  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Clay  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
-  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
All year  
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter  

Repeat Bloomer
-  
No  

Tolerances
-  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Divison, Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Low  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering  
Water when soil is dry, when new, water every week  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Drought Tolerant  

In Spring
Moderate  
Average Water  

In Winter
Average Water  
Adequately  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun  
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade  

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  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
Powdery mildew, Slugs  

Plant Tolerance
-  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Yes  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
-  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
-  
No  

Edible Fruit
-  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
-  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
-  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
-  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
-  
No  

Showy Foliage
-  
Yes  

Showy Bark
-  
No  

Foliage Texture
-  
Coarse  

Foliage Sheen
-  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
-  
No  

Self-Sowing
-  
Yes  

Attracts
Flying insects, Insects  
-  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Insignificant  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification, Provides ground cover  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers  
Astringent, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Homeopathy, Opthalmic, Resolvent  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers  
Leaves  

Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties  
Used for its medicinal properties  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall  
Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
PROTEA  
PULMONARIA 'Berries and Cream' PP10597  

Common Name
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree  
Berries and Cream Lungwort, Lungwort  

In Hindi
Protea plant  
Lungwort  

In German
Protea Pflanze  
Lungenkraut  

In French
usine de Protea  
pulmonaire  

In Spanish
planta de protea  
Lungwort  

In Greek
φυτό Protea  
Lungwort  

In Portuguese
planta Protea  
pulmonária  

In Polish
Protea roślin  
płucnik  

In Latin
Protea herba  
Lungwort  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Vascular plant  
Ascomycota  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Ascomycetes  

Order
Proteales  
Peltigerales  

Family
Proteaceae  
Boraginaceae  

Genus
Protea  
Pulmonaria  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
Proteae  
Boragineae  

Subfamily
Proteoideae  
Boraginoideae  

Number of Species
1600  
17
18  
99+

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Difference Between Protea and Lungwort

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

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Importance of Protea and Lungwort

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Protea and Lungwort. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Protea and Lungwort 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 Lungwort is Astringent, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Homeopathy, Opthalmic and Resolvent. Protea has beauty benefits as follows: while Lungwort has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Protea vs Lungwort

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

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