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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa
Southern Africa, South Africa

Types

Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Cusick's camas, large camas

Number of Varieties

16006
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
meadows, moist forests, Open Plains

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-118-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8
-

Sunset Zone

H1, 22, 23, 24
21,22

Habit

-
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm10.20 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

91.44 cm5.10 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

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
Long slender

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring
Spring, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

-
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

-
Well drained

Bloom Time

All year
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative

Plant Maintenance

Low
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering
Medium

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
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Pests and diseases free

Plant Tolerance

-
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

-
Single, Double, Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

-
Medium

Foliage Sheen

-
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Flying insects, Insects
Insects

Allergy

-
Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Bouquets, Cottage Garden

Beauty Benefits

-
For treating wrinkles, Remove blemishes, Skin Problems

Edible Uses

Insignificant
Sometimes

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Forms dense stands, Very little waste

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Leucoderma, Urinary problems

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Bulbs, Root

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PROTEA
Hyacinthus orientalis

Common Name

Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth

In Hindi

Protea plant
ह्यचीन्थ

In German

Protea Pflanze
Hyazinthe

In French

usine de Protea
jacinthe

In Spanish

planta de protea
jacinto

In Greek

φυτό Protea
υάκινθος

In Portuguese

planta Protea
jacinto

In Polish

Protea roślin
hiacynt

In Latin

Protea herba
et hyacinthinas,

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Proteales
Liliales

Family

Proteaceae
Liliaceae

Genus

Protea
Hyacinthus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Proteae
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Subfamily

Proteoideae
Scilloideae

Number of Species

16003
1 27800
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Difference Between Protea and Wild Hyacinth

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

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Importance of Protea and Wild Hyacinth

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

Compare Facts of Protea vs Wild Hyacinth

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