Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Tree
Origin
Africa, Southern Africa
United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States
Types
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Aesculus glabra
Number of Varieties
16001
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40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Forest edges, Forest margins, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-113-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
7-1
Sunset Zone
H1, 22, 23, 24
3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Habit
-
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm910.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm760.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Light Yellow, Yellow green, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Tan, Sienna
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Orange, Tan
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
-
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Average
Bloom Time
All year
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
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
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
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 branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flying insects, Insects
Birds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Asthma, Cough, Intestinal irritations, Rheumatism
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Fruits
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Culinary use
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
PROTEA
AESCULUS glabra
Common Name
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Ohio Buckeye
In Hindi
Protea plant
ओहियो बकेये
In German
Protea Pflanze
Ohio buckeye
In French
usine de Protea
marronnier de l'Ohio
In Spanish
planta de protea
Ohio castaño de indias
In Greek
φυτό Protea
Οχάιο Buckeye
In Portuguese
planta Protea
Ohio Buckeye
In Polish
Protea roślin
Ohio kasztan
In Latin
Protea herba
Ohio buckeye
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Proteales
Sapindales
Family
Proteaceae
Hippocastanaceae
Genus
Protea
Aesculus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Proteae
-
Subfamily
Proteoideae
Hippocastanoideae
Number of Species
160019
1
27800
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