Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
World/Pandemic
Western United States, Canada
Types
Abutilion pictum "Mardi Gras"
Abutilon pictum "Thompsonii"
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Number of Varieties
25
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Marshy ground, meadows, Suburban areas
Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-104-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
7-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 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
180.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink, Peach, Dark Red, Copper, Bronze
Deep Red, Pink, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Maple shaped
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Shape and thin as needed
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
Pests and Diseases
Insects
Mountain pine beetle, White pine blister rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
-
Hay fever, Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antiseptic, Diuretic, Vermifuge
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Inner Bark, Seeds
Other Uses
Culinary use
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
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical
Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
ABUTILON pictum
PINUS albicaulis 'Glauca'
Common Name
Redvein Abutilon
Chinese-lantern
Red Vein Indian Mallow
Whitebark Pine, White Pine, Pitch Pine
In Hindi
भारतीय मैलो
Whitebark Pine
In German
indische Malve
Whitebark Pine
In French
Mallow indienne
Pin à écorce blanche
In Spanish
malva india
Whitebark pino
In Greek
Ινδικό Μολόχα
Whitebark Pine
In Portuguese
Mallow indiana
Whitebark Pine
In Polish
Indyjski Mallow
Whitebark Pine
In Latin
vitifolium
Pinus albicaulis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
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Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Malvales
Pinales
Family
Malvaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Abutilon
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe
Malveae
-
Subfamily
Malvoideae
Pinoideae
Number of Species
2005
1
27800
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