Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Houseplant, Tender Perennial
Origin
Africa, Southern Africa
Central America, South America
Types
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Aphelandra squarrosa
Number of Varieties
160045
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40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
12-1
Sunset Zone
H1, 22, 23, 24
H2
Habit
-
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm20.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
White, Dark Green, Light Yellow
Shape
Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
-
-
Type of Soil
Clay
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic
-
Soil Drainage
-
Average
Bloom Time
All year
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
-
-
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Budding, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Regular watering required
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Ample Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
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
Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Increases moisture in air, Indoor Air Purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Air freshner, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
PROTEA
CALATHEA zebrina
Common Name
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
Zebra Plant
In Hindi
Protea plant
Zebra Plant
In German
Protea Pflanze
Zebra Plant
In French
usine de Protea
Zebra usine
In Spanish
planta de protea
Zebra Plant
In Greek
φυτό Protea
Zebra Εργοστάσιο
In Portuguese
planta Protea
Planta da zebra
In Polish
Protea roślin
Zebra roślin
In Latin
Protea herba
ferus Planta
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Proteales
Lamiales
Family
Proteaceae
Marantaceae
Genus
Protea
Aphelandra
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Proteae
-
Subfamily
Proteoideae
-
Number of Species
16003
1
27800
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