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Limber Pine
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About Limber Pine and Mexican Feather Grass

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Grass

Origin

Western United States, Canada, Mexico
Southwestern United States, Texas, Mexico

Types

Pinus albicaulis, Pinus monticola
Nassella tenuissima

Number of Varieties

215
0 40000
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Habitat

Dry areas
driveways, open Woodlands, Roadsides, Rocky areas, Slopes, tree wells

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-76-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

7-1
11 - 4

Sunset Zone

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
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,070.00 cm50.80 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

610.00 cm55.90 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green
Green, Yellow green, Tan

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Blue Green
Green, Yellow green, Gold, Tan

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like
Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

-
Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Do not water excessively

In Summer

Regular watering required
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape
Requires little pruning

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing
Apply 12-6-6 fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Rust
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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

Fine
Fine

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
-

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Wildlife, Windbreak
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Bark
Leaves

Other Uses

used for making roof trusses, poles, joists, piles, Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture
Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Container, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PINUS flexilis
NASSELLA tenuissima

Common Name

limber pine
Finestem Needlegrass, Mexican Feather Grass

In Hindi

limber pine
Mexican Feather Grass

In German

limber pine
Mexikanische Federgras

In French

limber pine
Mexicaine Herbe Feather

In Spanish

limber pine
Pluma hierba mexicana

In Greek

εύκαμπτος πεύκο
Μεξικού Αστραπή Grass

In Portuguese

limver foi
Mexican Pena Relva

In Polish

limver poszedł
Mexican Feather trawy

In Latin

limver abiit
Mexicanus Pluma Grass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Pinopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Pinales
Cyperales

Family

Pinaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Pinus
Nassella

Clade

-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

-
Stipeae

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

30116
1 27800
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Properties of Limber Pine and Mexican Feather Grass

Wondering what are the properties of Limber Pine and Mexican Feather Grass? We provide you with everything About Limber Pine and Mexican Feather Grass. Limber Pine doesn't have thorns and Mexican Feather Grass doesn't have thorns. Also Limber Pine does not have fragrant flowers. Limber Pine has allergic reactions like and Mexican Feather Grass has allergic reactions like . 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 Limber Pine and Mexican Feather Grass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Limber Pine and Mexican Feather Grass

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

Limber Pine and Mexican Feather Grass Physical Information

Limber Pine and Mexican Feather Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Limber Pine height is 1,070.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Mexican Feather Grass height is 50.80 cm and width 55.90 cm. The color specification of Limber Pine and Mexican Feather Grass are as follows:

  • Limber Pine flower color:

  • Limber Pine leaf color: Green and Blue Green

  • Mexican Feather Grass flower color:

  • Mexican Feather Grass leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Limber Pine and Mexican Feather Grass

Care of Limber Pine and Mexican Feather Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Limber Pine pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape and Mexican Feather Grass pruning is done Requires little pruning. In summer Limber Pine needs Regular watering required and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mexican Feather Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.