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Protea
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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Tree

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa
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Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Cotinus Coggygria, American Smoketree

Number of Varieties

160010
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-115-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8
8-3

Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

Habit

-
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm300.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

91.44 cm300.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

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Pink, Light Pink, Rose

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

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Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green, Burgundy, Plum

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Burgundy, Plum

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Yellow, Red, Orange, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Oval

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

-
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

-
Well drained

Bloom Time

All year
Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering
Water deeply about 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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full 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
20-20-20 amount, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 20-30-20 amount, organic fertlizers

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Leaf spot, Verticillium Wilt

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

-
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Flying insects, Insects
Bees

Allergy

-
Dermatitis

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Used in parkland

Beauty Benefits

-
Stops hair loss

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Cholagogue, Febrifuge, Ophthalmic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Leaves

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
Used as essential oil, Used for making yellow to orange dye, Wood is used for making furniture

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PROTEA
COTINUS 'Grace'

Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Grace Smoketree, Smokebush, Smoketree

In Hindi

Protea plant
Smokebush

In German

Protea Pflanze
Smokebush

In French

usine de Protea
Smokebush

In Spanish

planta de protea
Smokebush

In Greek

φυτό Protea
Smokebush

In Portuguese

planta Protea
Smokebush

In Polish

Protea roślin
Smokebush

In Latin

Protea herba
Smokebush

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Proteales
Sapindales

Family

Proteaceae
Anacardiaceae

Genus

Protea
Cotinus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Proteae
Rhoeae

Subfamily

Proteoideae
Anacardioideae

Number of Species

16004
1 27800
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Difference Between Protea and Smokebush

If you are confused whether Protea or Smokebush are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Protea and Smokebush Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Protea are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Smokebush fertilizers required are 20-20-20 amount, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 20-30-20 amount and organic fertlizers. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Protea and Smokebush if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Protea and Smokebush

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

Compare Facts of Protea vs Smokebush

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