Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Cactus, Shrub
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Southern Africa, South Africa
Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Couma macrocarpa
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Number of Varieties
51600
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40000
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Habitat
Bushlands, Upland savannas
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-1510-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-8
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm91.44 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Yellow green, Gold
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
-
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water, occasional watering once established
Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mealy bugs, Soft scales
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
Bold
-
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
pollinators
Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
Nausea, Skin irritation, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Bronchitis, Diarrhea
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Sap
Flowers
Other Uses
Container, useful as a ground cover
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
Euphorbia pseudocactus
PROTEA
Common Name
Tiger Tree
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
In Hindi
टाइगर ट्री
Protea plant
In German
Tiger Tree
Protea Pflanze
In French
Tiger Tree
usine de Protea
In Spanish
Tiger Tree
planta de protea
In Greek
Tiger Tree
φυτό Protea
In Portuguese
Tiger Tree
planta Protea
In Polish
Tiger Tree
Protea roślin
In Latin
tigris lignum
Protea herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Proteales
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Euphorbia
Protea
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Euphorbieae
Proteae
Subfamily
Euphorbioideae
Proteoideae
Number of Species
20001600
1
27800
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