Sugar Pine

Shell Ginger

About Sugar Pine and Shell Ginger

Sugar Pine

Shell Ginger

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Tender Perennial

Origin

Western United States, Canada

Southeastern Asia, India, Melanesia, Micronesia

Types

Pinus lambertiana

Variegata Dwarf, Variegata Chinese Beauty

Number of Varieties

520

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Habitat

Woodland Garden Canopy

Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99998-15

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-5

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 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 cm180.00 cm

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Minimum Width

760.00 cm120.00 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Red, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Multi-Color

Fruit Color

Brown, Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Lance shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water three times weekly in summer

Requires plenty of water during the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

27-3-3 ratio, Requires high amount of nitrogen

Apply 8-4-6 amount

Pests and Diseases

Blister Rust

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Douglas squirrels

Butterflies

Allergy

Skin irritation

Rash

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice

Antiulcerogenic, Diuretic, Hypotensive

Part of Plant Used

Seeds, Wood

Leaves, Rhizomes

Other Uses

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

Can be made into a herbal tea, Leaves used for wrapping zongi, Used to flavour noodles, Used to wrap mochi rice cakes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PINUS lambertiana

ALPINIA zerumbet

Common Name

Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine

Shell Ginger

In Hindi

Sugar Pine

Shell Ginger

In German

Sugar Pine

Shell Ginger

In French

Sugar Pine

Shell Ginger

In Spanish

Sugar Pine

Shell jengibre

In Greek

Sugar Pine

Shell Τζίντζερ

In Portuguese

Sugar Pine

Shell Ginger

In Polish

Sugar Pine

Shell Imbir

In Latin

Pinus

Crusta Ginger

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Coniferophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Lilopsida

Order

Pinales

Zingiberales

Family

Pinaceae

Zingiberaceae

Genus

Pinus

Alpinia

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Alpinieae

Subfamily

Pinoideae

Alpinioideae

Number of Species

5150

1 27800

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Properties of Sugar Pine and Shell Ginger

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

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Season and Care of Sugar Pine and Shell Ginger

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

Sugar Pine and Shell Ginger Physical Information

Sugar Pine and Shell Ginger physical information is very important for comparison. Sugar Pine height is 1,520.00 cm and width 760.00 cm whereas Shell Ginger height is 180.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Sugar Pine and Shell Ginger are as follows:

Sugar Pine flower color:
Sugar Pine leaf color:
Shell Ginger flower color: White, Red and Light Pink
Shell Ginger leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Sugar Pine and Shell Ginger

Care of Sugar Pine and Shell Ginger include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sugar Pine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Shell Ginger pruning is done Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Sugar Pine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Shell Ginger needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.