Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Southwestern United States, Texas, Mexico
Southeastern United States
Types
Nassella tenuissima
Longleaf is a type of pine
Number of Varieties
153
0
40000
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Habitat
driveways, open Woodlands, Roadsides, Rocky areas, Slopes, tree wells
Dry areas, Sandy areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-108-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11 - 4
12-8
Sunset Zone
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm1,520.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
55.90 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green, Tan
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Yellow green, Gold, Tan
Green, Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Adequately
In Winter
Average Water
Ample Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Requires little pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune once the plant is tall enough
Fertilizers
Apply 12-6-6 fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Phosphorous
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Beetles, brown-spot needle blight
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
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Stem
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Container, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Shade Trees
Botanical Name
NASSELLA tenuissima
PINUS palustris
Common Name
Finestem Needlegrass, Mexican Feather Grass
Longleaf Pine
In Hindi
Mexican Feather Grass
Longleaf Pine
In German
Mexikanische Federgras
Longleaf Pine
In French
Mexicaine Herbe Feather
pin des marais
In Spanish
Pluma hierba mexicana
pino de hoja larga
In Greek
Μεξικού Αστραπή Grass
Longleaf πεύκο
In Portuguese
Mexican Pena Relva
Longleaf pinho
In Polish
Mexican Feather trawy
Longleaf sosna
In Latin
Mexicanus Pluma Grass
longleaf pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Cyperales
Pinales
Family
Poaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Nassella
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
Stipeae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1163
1
27800
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