Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Fruit
Origin
Africa, Southern Africa
Central Asia, Western Asia
Types
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
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Number of Varieties
16005
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40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Forests, gardens, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-115-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
9-1
Sunset Zone
H1, 22, 23, 24
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
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Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm300.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm460.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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White, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Yellow, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
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Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
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Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Oval
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
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Slow
Type of Soil
Clay
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
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Well drained
Bloom Time
All year
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
Needs watering once a week, Requires watering in the growing season
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
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Scale
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
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Pneumonia, Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Fruits
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Culinary use, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PROTEA
CYDONIA oblonga
Common Name
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Quince
In Hindi
Protea plant
श्रीफल
In German
Protea Pflanze
Quitte
In French
usine de Protea
Coing
In Spanish
planta de protea
Membrillo
In Greek
φυτό Protea
Κυδώνι
In Portuguese
planta Protea
Marmelo
In Polish
Protea roślin
Pigwa
In Latin
Protea herba
Quince
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
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Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Proteales
Rosales
Family
Proteaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Protea
Cydonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Proteae
Maleae
Subfamily
Proteoideae
Amygdaloideae
Number of Species
1600200
1
27800
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