Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Africa, Southern Africa
South Africa
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
Tropical regions, Well Drained, Wet forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-117-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
10-5
Sunset Zone
H1, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm45.70 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm2.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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White, Light Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
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Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
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Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
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Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Long Narrow
Thorns
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Plant Season
Fall, Spring
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
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Medium
Type of Soil
Clay
Loamy, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Neutral
Soil Drainage
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Well drained
Bloom Time
All year
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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Tolerances
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Dry soil, Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Budding, From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
Keep ground moist, Never Over-water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
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
Cut out old flower stalks, Prune ocassionally
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in fall, Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Bacterial leaf spot, Nematodes, Purple Blotch, Red blotch, Seedcorn maggot
Plant Tolerance
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Dry soil, Shade areas
Flowers
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Flower Petal Number
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Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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Edible Fruit
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Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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Fragrant Fruit
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Fragrant Leaf
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Fragrant Bark/Stem
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✘
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Showy Foliage
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Showy Bark
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Foliage Texture
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Medium
Foliage Sheen
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Matte
Evergreen
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Invasive
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Self-Sowing
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Attracts
Flying insects, Insects
Bugs, Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
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Dermatitis, Pain and fatigue
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Used in parkland
Beauty Benefits
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Acne, For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes pimples
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Indoor Air Purification, Insect Repellent
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Acne, Aging, Antidepressant, epilepsy, Nerve pain, Obesity, Vomiting
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Bulbs
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Animal Feed, Can be made into a herbal tea, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Use in Chinese herbology, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
PROTEA
TULBAGHIA violacea
Common Name
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Society Garlic
In Hindi
Protea plant
लहसुन
In German
Protea Pflanze
Knoblauch
In French
usine de Protea
Ail
In Spanish
planta de protea
Ajo
In Greek
φυτό Protea
σκόρδο
In Portuguese
planta Protea
alho
In Polish
Protea roślin
czosnek
In Latin
Protea herba
allium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Proteales
Liliales
Family
Proteaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Protea
Allium
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Monocotyledonous
Tribe
Proteae
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Subfamily
Proteoideae
Lilioideae
Number of Species
1600500
1
27800
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