×

Needle Grass
Needle Grass

Pitch Pine
Pitch Pine



ADD
Compare
X
Needle Grass
X
Pitch Pine

About Needle Grass and Pitch Pine

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Grass
Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Canada

Types

Stipa Pennata, Stipa Gigantea, Stipa Capillata
Austrian Pine, Caribbean Pine, Eastern White Pine

Number of Varieties

401
0 40000
👆🏻

Habitat

meadows, Slopes
Wet ground, Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-9-9999
0 99
👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1
7-1

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

76.20 cm3,000.00 cm
0 3900
👆🏻

Minimum Width

30.50 cm76.00 cm
0 6350
👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Ivory, Light Green, Silver
Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Ivory, Silver
Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green
Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
-

Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green
-

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like
Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam
Dry, Sandy

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer
Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
-

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic

Soil Type

Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

-
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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

Glossy
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Birds

Allergy

-
Asthma, Rash, Skin rash

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Ground Cover
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Used to establish native woodland, Wildlife

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Fibre
Tree trunks

Other Uses

suitable for cutting, used for making high quality paper
Used as firewood, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Used in pulpwood and lumber production, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Foundation, Mixed Border
Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

STIPA capillata 'Bridal Veil'
PINUS rigida

Common Name

Bridal Veil Needle Grass
Southern Pine, Black Pine, Torch Pine

In Hindi

Needle Grass
सनोबर

In German

Nadel- Gras
Pitch pine

In French

aiguille Herbe
pitch pine

In Spanish

Hierba de aguja
pino

In Greek

βελόνα Grass
πίσσα πεύκο

In Portuguese

agulha Relva
resina de pinheiro

In Polish

igła do trawy
Pitch sosny

In Latin

acus Grass
pice pinus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Pinophyta

Class

Lilopsida
Pinopsida

Order

Cyperales
Pinales

Family

Poaceae
Pinaceae

Genus

Stipa
Pinus

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
-

Tribe

Stipeae
-

Subfamily

Pooideae
-

Number of Species

150115
1 27800
👆🏻

Properties of Needle Grass and Pitch Pine

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

Season and Care of Needle Grass and Pitch Pine

Season and care of Needle Grass and Pitch Pine is important to know. While considering everything about Needle Grass and Pitch Pine Care, growing season is an essential factor. Needle Grass season is Summer and Fall and Pitch Pine season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Needle Grass is Clay, Loam and for Pitch Pine is Dry, Sandy while the PH of soil for Needle Grass is Neutral, Alkaline and for Pitch Pine is Acidic.

Needle Grass and Pitch Pine Physical Information

Needle Grass and Pitch Pine physical information is very important for comparison. Needle Grass height is 76.20 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Pitch Pine height is 3,000.00 cm and width 76.00 cm. The color specification of Needle Grass and Pitch Pine are as follows:

  • Needle Grass flower color: Ivory, Light Green and Silver

  • Needle Grass leaf color: Green and Gray Green

  • Pitch Pine flower color: Green

  • Pitch Pine leaf color: Yellow green

Care of Needle Grass and Pitch Pine

Care of Needle Grass and Pitch Pine include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Needle Grass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Pitch Pine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Needle Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Pitch Pine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.