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About Sugar Pine and Cornflower


What is

Life Span
Annual and Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs  
Needled or Scaled Evergreen  

Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, China, Korea  
Western United States, Canada  

Types
Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle  
Pinus lambertiana  

Number of Varieties
100  
99+
5  

Habitat
Forest edges, Hillside, Woods  
Woodland Garden Canopy  

USDA Hardiness Zone
2-11  
-9999  

AHS Heat Zone
7 - 1  
8-1  

Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Upright/Erect  
Oval or Rounded  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
30.00 cm  
99+
1,520.00 cm  
28

Minimum Width
30.00 cm  
99+
760.00 cm  
29

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo, Dark Blue  
-  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Brown, Sandy Brown  
Brown, Sandy Brown  

Leaf Color in Spring
Sea Green, Gray Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Summer
Sea Green, Gray Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Fall
Sea Green, Gray Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Oblovate  
Needle like  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Very Fast  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Loam  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Indeterminate  
-  

Repeat Bloomer
Yes  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Cuttings, Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season  
Water three times weekly in summer  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Slightly Acidic  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Type
Loamy  
Loam  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Loamy  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
Compost  
27-3-3 ratio, Requires high amount of nitrogen  

Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis Blight, Leafminers, Mealybugs, Mushroom root rot  
Blister Rust  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
-  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
Yes  

Edible Fruit
No  
Yes  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
-  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
Sometimes  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
No  

Attracts
Butterflies  
Douglas squirrels  

Allergy
Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting  
Skin irritation  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes  
-  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Indoor Air Purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Very little waste  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems  
Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root  
Seeds, Wood  

Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties  
Adhesive, Used as a chewing gum, Used for making green dye, Vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Herb  
Feature Plant  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
CENTAUREA cyanus  
PINUS lambertiana  

Common Name
Batchelor's Buttons, Cornflower  
Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine  

In Hindi
Hydrangea  
Sugar Pine  

In German
Hortensie  
Sugar Pine  

In French
Hortensia  
Sugar Pine  

In Spanish
Hortensia  
Sugar Pine  

In Greek
υδραγεία  
Sugar Pine  

In Portuguese
Hortênsia  
Sugar Pine  

In Polish
Hortensja  
Sugar Pine  

In Latin
Hibiscus  
Pinus  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Anthophyta  
Coniferophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Pinopsida  

Order
Asterales  
Pinales  

Family
Asteraceae  
Pinaceae  

Genus
Centaurea  
Pinus  

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  
-  

Tribe
Cynareae  
-  

Subfamily
Carduoideae  
Pinoideae  

Number of Species
250  
99+
5  

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Properties of Cornflower and Sugar Pine

Wondering what are the properties of Cornflower and Sugar Pine? We provide you with everything About Cornflower and Sugar Pine. Cornflower doesn't have thorns and Sugar Pine doesn't have thorns. Also Cornflower does not have fragrant flowers. Cornflower has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting and Sugar Pine has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Cornflower and Sugar Pine and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cornflower and Sugar Pine

Season and care of Cornflower and Sugar Pine is important to know. While considering everything about Cornflower and Sugar Pine Care, growing season is an essential factor. Cornflower season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Sugar Pine season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Cornflower is Loam, Sand and for Sugar Pine is Loam while the PH of soil for Cornflower is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Sugar Pine is Acidic, Neutral.

Cornflower and Sugar Pine Physical Information

Cornflower and Sugar Pine physical information is very important for comparison. Cornflower height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Sugar Pine height is 1,520.00 cm and width 760.00 cm. The color specification of Cornflower and Sugar Pine are as follows:

Care of Cornflower and Sugar Pine

Care of Cornflower and Sugar Pine include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cornflower pruning is done Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Sugar Pine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Cornflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sugar Pine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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