Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Europe
Western United States, Canada
Types
Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
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Number of Varieties
35
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40000
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Habitat
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Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-104-8
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
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green
Deep Red, Pink, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Yellow, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Spinach Type
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Heat And Humidity
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Needs watering once a week
Needs watering once a week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loamy, Moist
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Bright Indirect Sunlight
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Requires little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
10-15-10 amounts, Fertilize the soil before planting
Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Mountain pine beetle, White pine blister rust
Plant Tolerance
Heat And Humidity
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
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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
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, Mice
-
Allergy
Sore Throat, Vomiting
Hay fever, Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Skin cleanser
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Blood disorders, Cardiovascular problems, High blood pressure, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Weight management and satiety
Antiseptic, Diuretic, Vermifuge
Part of Plant Used
Root, Stem
Inner Bark, Seeds
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as a thickener in soups, Used for making green dye, Used to flavour soups
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable
Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
BETA vulgaris 'Golden Detroit'
PINUS albicaulis 'Glauca'
Common Name
Beet, Golden Detroit Beet
Whitebark Pine, White Pine, Pitch Pine
In Hindi
चुकंदर
Whitebark Pine
In German
Rübe
Whitebark Pine
In French
betterave
Pin à écorce blanche
In Spanish
remolacha
Whitebark pino
In Greek
παντζάρι
Whitebark Pine
In Portuguese
beterraba
Whitebark Pine
In Polish
buraczany
Whitebark Pine
In Latin
cui pendens sicula beta
Pinus albicaulis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Caryophyllidae
Pinopsida
Order
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Pinales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Beta
Pinus
Clade
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
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Pinoideae
Number of Species
285
1
27800
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