Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Perennial
Origin
Africa, Southern Africa
Europe, Western Asia
Types
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Lamium galeobdolon
Number of Varieties
160015
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Forest margins
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-114-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
8-1
Sunset Zone
H1, 22, 23, 24
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Light Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Dark Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Dark Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Spreading mass
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
-
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Average
Bloom Time
All year
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Runners
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
cut main flower spike
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize in early spring, Fertilize the soil instead of direct applying
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
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
-
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flying insects, Insects
Bees, Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
-
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Employed in herbal medicine
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
PROTEA
LAMIASTRUM galeobdolon
Common Name
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Yellow Archangel
In Hindi
Protea plant
पीला महादूत
In German
Protea Pflanze
Yellow Archangel
In French
usine de Protea
Archange Jaune
In Spanish
planta de protea
Arcángel amarillo
In Greek
φυτό Protea
κίτρινο Αρχάγγελος
In Portuguese
planta Protea
Arcanjo amarelo
In Polish
Protea roślin
żółty Archanioła
In Latin
Protea herba
Yellow Archangeli
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Anthophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Proteales
Lamiales
Family
Proteaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Protea
Lamium
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Proteae
-
Subfamily
Proteoideae
-
Number of Species
16005
1
27800
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