Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Aquatics
Origin
Southeastern United States
Southern Asia
Types
Longleaf is a type of pine
Nelumbo nucifera
Number of Varieties
3100
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40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Sandy areas
Ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-109-12
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
12-3
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,520.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm90.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Hot Pink, Rose, Coral
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Lime Green, Sea Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Lime Green, Sea Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Lime Green, Sea Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Orbicular
Thorns
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✘
✔
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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
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, In Water, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Adequately
Moderate
In Winter
Ample Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune once the plant is tall enough
Cut away fading foliage
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Phosphorous
20N–4.4P–16.6K at 20-d intervals
Pests and Diseases
Beetles, brown-spot needle blight
Aphids, Caterpillars
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single, Double, Semi-Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Bold
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
✔
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Attracts
-
Beetles, Insects
Allergy
-
Constipation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification
Beauty Benefits
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Promotes healthy skin, Provides herbal hair care
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Antidiarrhoeal, Astringent, Cancer, Cardiotonic, Febrifuge, Hypotensive, Resolvent, Stomachic, Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Stem
Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture
Leaves are used to wrap small parcels, Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Root is used as a vegetable
Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Shade Trees
Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
PINUS palustris
NELUMBO nucifera
Common Name
Longleaf Pine
East Indian Lotus, Sacred Lotus
In Hindi
Longleaf Pine
पवित्र कमल
In German
Longleaf Pine
Heiliges Lotus
In French
pin des marais
Lotus Sacré
In Spanish
pino de hoja larga
loto sagrado
In Greek
Longleaf πεύκο
ιερή Lotus
In Portuguese
Longleaf pinho
Lotus sagrado
In Polish
Longleaf sosna
Sacred Lotus
In Latin
longleaf pinus
sacra Lotus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Proteales
Family
Pinaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Genus
Pinus
Abelia
Clade
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Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
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Nelumbonaceae
Number of Species
35
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27800
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