Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
South America, Argentina, Brazil
Europe, Southern Europe
Types
Helen Campbell spider flower, Queen Series spider flower, Violet Queen spider flower
Pinus mugo, Swiss Mountain Pine
Number of Varieties
440
0
40000
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Habitat
vacant lots, wastelands, yards
Mountains, open Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-112-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
7-1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm240.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple, Pink, Rose, Lavender
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial 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
Red blotch
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antinociceptive
Antiasthamatic, Cardiotonic, Expectorant
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
-
Other Uses
Used for bedding in gardens
Shelterbelt, Used as firewood, Used for making green dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Landscape
Alpine, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
CLEOME hassleriana
PINUS mugo
Common Name
Cleome, Pink Queen, Spider Flower
Dwarf Mountain Pine, Mugo pine, Mountain Pine
In Hindi
Pink Queen
Mugo Pine
In German
rosa Königin
Bergkiefer
In French
Reine rose
Pinus mugo
In Spanish
Reina de color rosa
Pinus mugo
In Greek
ροζ Βασίλισσα
Mugo Pine
In Portuguese
Rainha -de-rosa
Pinus mugo
In Polish
Różowa Królowa
Kosodrzewina
In Latin
Regina Pink
Mugo Pine
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Brassicales
Pinales
Family
Cleomaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Cleome
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
Cleomeae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
13
1
27800
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