Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
North America, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Canada
Types
Herbaceous perennial
Austrian Pine, Caribbean Pine, Eastern White Pine
Number of Varieties
401
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40000
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Habitat
Lakes, Pastures, Prairies, Roadsides, Swamps, Woodlands
Wet ground, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
7-1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
61.00 cm3,000.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm76.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Crimson, Dark Red
Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Dry, Sandy
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
-
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full 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
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Insects
Birds
Allergy
-
Asthma, Rash, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Used to establish native woodland, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Headache, Rheumatism, Stomach pain
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Root
Tree trunks
Other Uses
Medicinal oil, Showy Purposes
Used as firewood, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Used in pulpwood and lumber production, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Mixed Border, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
LOBELIA cardinalis
PINUS rigida
Common Name
Cardinal Flower
Southern Pine, Black Pine, Torch Pine
In Hindi
Cardinal Flower
सनोबर
In German
Cardinal Flower
Pitch pine
In French
Cardinal Flower
pitch pine
In Spanish
Cardinal Flower
pino
In Greek
Καρδινάλιος λουλούδι
πίσσα πεύκο
In Portuguese
Cardinal Flower
resina de pinheiro
In Polish
Cardinal Flower
Pitch sosny
In Latin
Cardinalis Flower
pice pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Asterales
Pinales
Family
Lobeliaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Lobelia
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Lobelioideae
-
Number of Species
56115
1
27800
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