Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Flowering Plants
Origin
Western United States, Canada
Australia, South America
Types
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Hamelia patens
Number of Varieties
515
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-88-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
-
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
-
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Bushy, Evergreen
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm400.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm250.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Deep Red, Pink, Purple
Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Green, Yellow, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
-
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
broad, flat
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
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
Soil Type
Loam, 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
Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
can go long without fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Mountain pine beetle, White pine blister rust
Red spider mite
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
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
Hay fever, Rhinitis
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiseptic, Diuretic, Vermifuge
-
Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Seeds
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as a thickener in soups, Used for making green dye, Used to flavour soups
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening, Wind Break
Container, Showy Tree, Tropical
Botanical Name
PINUS albicaulis 'Glauca'
Embothrium coccineum
Common Name
Whitebark Pine, White Pine, Pitch Pine
Chilean firetree
In Hindi
Whitebark Pine
चिली आग पेड़
In German
Whitebark Pine
Chilenischer Feuerbaum
In French
Pin à écorce blanche
arbre de feu du Chili
In Spanish
Whitebark pino
árbol de fuego chilena
In Greek
Whitebark Pine
Χιλής δέντρο φωτιά
In Portuguese
Whitebark Pine
árvore de fogo chilena
In Polish
Whitebark Pine
Chilijska drzewo pożaru
In Latin
Pinus albicaulis
Virgil arbor
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Proteales
Family
Pinaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Pinus
Embothrium
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Pinoideae
-
Number of Species
520
1
27800
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