Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Aquatics
Origin
Western United States, Canada
World/Pandemic, North America, Caribbean, Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
Types
Bolander's beach pine, Bolander pine, Shore pine
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Number of Varieties
21
0
40000
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Habitat
All sorts of environments
Boggy areas, Near ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99992-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
21,22
Habit
Pyramidal
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm182.88 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Sienna, Chocolate
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
-
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Does not require regular watering, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Alternate Days
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots
Cut limbs, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 5-10-5 amounts, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
Blight, Mealybugs, Rust, Sawfly Larvae, Scale
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Wet Site
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
-
Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Joint pain, Muscle Pain, Pain killer, Rheumatism, Sore throat
anticoagulant, Astringent, Burns, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Galactogogue, Haemostatic, Miscellany, Refrigerant, Sedative, Tonic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in construction
Fibre, For making oil, used for weaving hats, Used in biomass, Used in paper industry, Weaving into Mats and Bags
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PINUS contorta var latifolia
TYPHA latifolia
Common Name
Lodgepole Pine, shore pine, twisted pine, contorta pine
Broadleaf Cattail, Common Cattail
In Hindi
Lodgepole pine
Broadleaf Cattail
In German
Drehkiefer
Laub- Cattail
In French
Le pin tordu
broadleaf Cattail
In Spanish
pino Lodgepole
Espadaña de hoja ancha
In Greek
lodgepole πεύκων
πλατύφυλλων Cattail
In Portuguese
Lodgepole pine
broadleaf Tifa
In Polish
lodgepole sosna
Broadleaf Cattail
In Latin
contorta pinus
broadleaf Cattail
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pinophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Pinales
Typhales
Family
Pinaceae
Typhaceae
Genus
Pinus
Typha
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
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Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
530
1
27800
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