Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Aquatics
Origin
Western United States, Canada
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, California, Texas
Types
-
Virginia
Number of Varieties
55
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy
Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-84-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
10-5
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Deep Red, Pink, Purple
White, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week
Requires consistently moist soil
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly 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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mountain pine beetle, White pine blister rust
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
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
Hay fever, Rhinitis
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiseptic, Diuretic, Vermifuge
Anxiety, Sedative
Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Seeds
Leaves
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
Bog Garden, Groundcover, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
PINUS albicaulis 'Glauca'
HYDROCOTYLE umbellata
Common Name
Whitebark Pine, White Pine, Pitch Pine
Manyflower Marsh Pennywort, Pennywort
In Hindi
Whitebark Pine
pennywort
In German
Whitebark Pine
Wassernabel
In French
Pin à écorce blanche
pennywort
In Spanish
Whitebark pino
Centella
In Greek
Whitebark Pine
pennywort
In Portuguese
Whitebark Pine
conchelo
In Polish
Whitebark Pine
wąkrota
In Latin
Pinus albicaulis
pennywort
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Apiales
Family
Pinaceae
Apiaceae
Genus
Pinus
Hydrocotyle
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Pinoideae
-
Number of Species
5700
1
27800
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