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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Tree

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States

Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Cherry laurel, California Bay Laurel, Spotted laurel

Number of Varieties

16003
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-115-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8
9-6

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

-
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm460.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

91.44 cm300.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
White, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Orange Red

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green, Yellow green, Tan, Silver

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green, Yellow green, Tan

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Oval

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
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

-
Average

Bloom Time

All year
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Grafting, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering
Do Not over Water, occasional watering once established

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, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in growing season

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Beetles, Fusarium wilt, Rust, Scab

Plant Tolerance

-
Drought, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas

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

-
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Flying insects, Insects
Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

-
allergic conjunctivitis, Nausea, wheezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
For treating wrinkles, Hair Conditioner, Making cosmetics

Edible Uses

Insignificant
Sometimes

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, Insect Repellent

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Acne, Cancer, Diarrhea, Emollient, Migraines, Oral health, treating poison ivy

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Flowers, Leaf Stalks, Stem

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
Cosmetics, Culinary use, Florist trade and landscaping, Making Perfumes, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PROTEA
Laurus nobilis

Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Sweetbay

In Hindi

Protea plant
Laurus nobilis

In German

Protea Pflanze
Echter Lorbeer

In French

usine de Protea
Laurus nobilis

In Spanish

planta de protea
Laurus nobilis

In Greek

φυτό Protea
Laurus nobilis

In Portuguese

planta Protea
Loureiro

In Polish

Protea roślin
Wawrzyn szlachetny

In Latin

Protea herba
Laurus nobilis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Proteales
Laurales

Family

Proteaceae
Magnoliaceae

Genus

Protea
Laurus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Proteae
Epidendreae

Subfamily

Proteoideae
Epidendroideae

Number of Species

16003
1 27800
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Difference Between Protea and Sweetbay

If you are confused whether Protea or Sweetbay 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 Sweetbay Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Protea are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Sweetbay fertilizers required are fertilize in growing season. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Protea and Sweetbay if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Protea and Sweetbay

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Protea and Sweetbay. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Protea and Sweetbay 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 Sweetbay is Acne, Cancer, Diarrhea, Emollient, Migraines, Oral health and treating poison ivy. Protea has beauty benefits as follows: while Sweetbay has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Protea vs Sweetbay

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