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Protea
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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Cactus or Succulent

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa
Mexico

Types

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

16003
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Mountain forests, subtropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-11-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8
12-3

Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

-
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm10.20 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

91.44 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

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Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

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Purple, Light Green, Gray Green, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Summer

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Purple, Light Green, Gray Green, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Fall

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Purple, Light Green, Gray Green, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Purple, Light Green, Gray Green, Burgundy

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Rosette

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

-
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

-
Well drained

Bloom Time

All year
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Leaf Cutting, Root Division, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering
Does not require regular watering, Keep the Soil well drained

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

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 branches, 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

-
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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Bold

Foliage Sheen

-
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Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Flying insects, Insects
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Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
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Part of Plant Used

Flowers
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Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
Decoration Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PROTEA
ECHEVERIA nodulosa

Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Painted Echeveria, Painted lady

In Hindi

Protea plant
Painted Echeveria

In German

Protea Pflanze
Lackierte Echeveria

In French

usine de Protea
Painted Echeveria

In Spanish

planta de protea
pintado señora

In Greek

φυτό Protea
ζωγραφισμένο κυρία

In Portuguese

planta Protea
Pintado Echeveria

In Polish

Protea roślin
malowane lady

In Latin

Protea herba
Aeonium Painted

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Proteales
Saxifragales

Family

Proteaceae
Crassulaceae

Genus

Protea
Echeveria

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Proteae
Sedeae

Subfamily

Proteoideae
Sedoideae

Number of Species

1600237
1 27800
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Difference Between Protea and Painted Lady

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Importance of Protea and Painted Lady

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Protea and Painted Lady. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Protea and Painted Lady 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 Painted Lady is . Protea has beauty benefits as follows: while Painted Lady has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Protea vs Painted Lady

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