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Protea
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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Annual

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa
Mediterranean, Northern Africa

Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Narcissus papyraceus

Number of Varieties

16003
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Grassland, Hillside, Pastures, Riverbanks, Rocky areas, Scrubs, Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-113-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8
9-1

Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24
21,22

Habit

-
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm38.10 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

91.44 cm15.20 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
White, Salmon, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring
Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

-
Medium

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

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering
Requires regular watering

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
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
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

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

-
Medium

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Flying insects, Insects
Butterflies

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Healing

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Flowers

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
Used for bedding in gardens

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Cutflower, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PROTEA
NARCISSUS papyraceus

Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Paperwhite Narcissus

In Hindi

Protea plant
paperwhite narcissus

In German

Protea Pflanze
Narcissus Pperwhite

In French

usine de Protea
Narcissus Pperwhite

In Spanish

planta de protea
Narciso Pperwhite

In Greek

φυτό Protea
Νάρκισσος Pperwhite

In Portuguese

planta Protea
Narciso Pperwhite

In Polish

Protea roślin
Narcyz Pperwhite

In Latin

Protea herba
Narcissus Pperwhite

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Proteales
Asparagales

Family

Proteaceae
Amaryllidaceae

Genus

Protea
Narcissus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots

Tribe

Proteae
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Subfamily

Proteoideae
Amaryllidoideae

Number of Species

160026
1 27800
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Difference Between Protea and Paperwhite Narcissus

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Importance of Protea and Paperwhite Narcissus

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

Compare Facts of Protea vs Paperwhite Narcissus

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