Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Europe
Europe, Southern Europe
Types
Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Pinus mugo, Swiss Mountain Pine
Number of Varieties
340
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40000
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Habitat
-
Mountains, open Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-102-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
7-1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm240.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spinach Type
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Water Deeply
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Flea Beetles, Leaf Hoppers, Mexican Bean Beetles
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
-
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
breathing problems, dark circles, hairloss, Runny nose, Sore Throat, wheezing
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Digestive disorders, Heart problems, High blood pressure, Inflammation
Antiasthamatic, Cardiotonic, Expectorant
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
-
Other Uses
Used As Food
Shelterbelt, Used as firewood, Used for making green dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Alpine, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
BETA vulgaris 'Early Wonder Tall'
PINUS mugo
Common Name
Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Dwarf Mountain Pine, Mugo pine, Mountain Pine
In Hindi
चुकंदर
Mugo Pine
In German
Rübe
Bergkiefer
In French
betterave
Pinus mugo
In Spanish
remolacha
Pinus mugo
In Greek
παντζάρι
Mugo Pine
In Portuguese
beterraba
Pinus mugo
In Polish
buraczany
Kosodrzewina
In Latin
cui pendens sicula beta
Mugo Pine
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Caryophyllidae
Pinopsida
Order
-
Pinales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Beta
Pinus
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
283
1
27800
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