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About Sugar Pine and Mexican Feather Grass

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Grass

Origin

Western United States, Canada
Southwestern United States, Texas, Mexico

Types

Pinus lambertiana
Nassella tenuissima

Number of Varieties

515
0 40000
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Habitat

Woodland Garden Canopy
driveways, open Woodlands, Roadsides, Rocky areas, Slopes, tree wells

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99996-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-1
11 - 4

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,520.00 cm50.80 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

760.00 cm55.90 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown, Sandy Brown
-

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green, Yellow green, Tan

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green, Yellow green, Gold, Tan

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like
Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

-
Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water three times weekly in summer
Do not water excessively

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

Loam
Clay, 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
Requires little pruning

Fertilizers

27-3-3 ratio, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Apply 12-6-6 fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Blister Rust
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Douglas squirrels
-

Allergy

Skin irritation
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice
-

Part of Plant Used

Seeds, Wood
Leaves

Other Uses

Adhesive, Used as a chewing gum, Used for making green dye, Vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product
Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Container, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PINUS lambertiana
NASSELLA tenuissima

Common Name

Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine
Finestem Needlegrass, Mexican Feather Grass

In Hindi

Sugar Pine
Mexican Feather Grass

In German

Sugar Pine
Mexikanische Federgras

In French

Sugar Pine
Mexicaine Herbe Feather

In Spanish

Sugar Pine
Pluma hierba mexicana

In Greek

Sugar Pine
Μεξικού Αστραπή Grass

In Portuguese

Sugar Pine
Mexican Pena Relva

In Polish

Sugar Pine
Mexican Feather trawy

In Latin

Pinus
Mexicanus Pluma Grass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Pinopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Pinales
Cyperales

Family

Pinaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Pinus
Nassella

Clade

-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

-
Stipeae

Subfamily

Pinoideae
-

Number of Species

5116
1 27800
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Properties of Sugar Pine and Mexican Feather Grass

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

Season and Care of Sugar Pine and Mexican Feather Grass

Season and care of Sugar Pine and Mexican Feather Grass is important to know. While considering everything about Sugar Pine and Mexican Feather Grass Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sugar Pine season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Mexican Feather Grass season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Sugar Pine is Loam and for Mexican Feather Grass is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Sugar Pine is Acidic, Neutral and for Mexican Feather Grass is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Sugar Pine and Mexican Feather Grass Physical Information

Sugar Pine and Mexican Feather Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Sugar Pine height is 1,520.00 cm and width 760.00 cm whereas Mexican Feather Grass height is 50.80 cm and width 55.90 cm. The color specification of Sugar Pine and Mexican Feather Grass are as follows:

  • Sugar Pine flower color:

  • Sugar Pine leaf color:

  • Mexican Feather Grass flower color:

  • Mexican Feather Grass leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Sugar Pine and Mexican Feather Grass

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