Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Biennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Vegetable
Origin
Africa, Southern Africa
Europe, Asia
Types
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Brassica oleifer, Brassica napus
Number of Varieties
160013
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Humid climates, Subtropical climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-114-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
9-3
Sunset Zone
H1, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, 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
-
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Oval Cordate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
-
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
All year
Late Spring, Early Summer, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs watering once a week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, 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
Prune back the growing tips, Remove all suckers
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
15-15-15 amounts, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Downy mildew, pink rot, Rust
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
-
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flying insects, Insects
Aphids, Beetles, Bugs
Allergy
-
Diarrhea, Nausea, Oral Allergy, sneezing, wheezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Blackheads, Blood purifying, Perfumes
Edible Uses
Insignificant
Sometimes
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Cholesterol Free, Curing mumps and measles, Digestion problems, Diuretic, Palpitation, Piles
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Making Sweet Scented Oil, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
PROTEA
BRASSICA rapa ssp. nipposinica
Common Name
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Kabuna, Mizuna, Spinach Mustard, Tendergreen
In Hindi
Protea plant
Mizuna
In German
Protea Pflanze
Mizuna
In French
usine de Protea
Mizuna
In Spanish
planta de protea
Mizuna
In Greek
φυτό Protea
Mizuna
In Portuguese
planta Protea
Mizuna
In Polish
Protea roślin
Mizuna
In Latin
Protea herba
Mizuna
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Proteales
Capparales
Family
Proteaceae
Brassicaceae
Genus
Protea
Brassica
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Proteae
-
Subfamily
Proteoideae
-
Number of Species
16003
1
27800
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