Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Perennial
Origin
Western United States, Canada
Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe, United Kingdom
Types
Bolander's beach pine, Bolander pine, Shore pine
Pulsatilla vulgaris, Pulsatilla vulgaris rubra, Pulsatilla vulgaris alba
Number of Varieties
24
0
40000
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Habitat
All sorts of environments
meadows, Slopes, Wooded slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
7-5
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Pyramidal
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm12.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Indigo, Purple, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown
Greyish Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Rosette
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
root cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Alternate Days
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Blight, Mealybugs, Rust, Sawfly Larvae, Scale
Cutworms, Larvae of Agave Weevil
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
convulsions, Diarrhea, Stomach pain, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Joint pain, Muscle Pain, Pain killer, Rheumatism, Sore throat
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
-
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in construction
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
Alpine, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
PINUS contorta var latifolia
PULSATILLA vulgaris
Common Name
Lodgepole Pine, shore pine, twisted pine, contorta pine
Pasque Flower, wind flower, prairie crocus, Easter Flower, meadow anemone
In Hindi
Lodgepole pine
Pasque Flower
In German
Drehkiefer
Kuhschellen
In French
Le pin tordu
Pasque Flower
In Spanish
pino Lodgepole
Pasque Flower
In Greek
lodgepole πεύκων
Pasque Flower
In Portuguese
Lodgepole pine
Pasque Flower
In Polish
lodgepole sosna
Sasanka
In Latin
contorta pinus
Pasque Flower
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pinophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Ranunculales
Family
Pinaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Pinus
Pulsatilla
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
533
1
27800
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