Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Australia, South America
Southeastern United States
Types
Hamelia patens
Longleaf is a type of pine
Number of Varieties
153
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Dry areas, Sandy areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-108-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-8
Sunset Zone
-
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Bushy, Evergreen
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
400.00 cm1,520.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
250.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, White
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Yellow, Yellow green
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
broad, flat
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Adequately
In Winter
Average Water
Ample 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, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune once the plant is tall enough
Fertilizers
can go long without fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Phosphorous
Pests and Diseases
Red spider mite
Beetles, brown-spot needle blight
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ornamental use
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Stem
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Showy Tree, Tropical
Shade Trees
Botanical Name
Embothrium coccineum
PINUS palustris
Common Name
Chilean firetree
Longleaf Pine
In Hindi
चिली आग पेड़
Longleaf Pine
In German
Chilenischer Feuerbaum
Longleaf Pine
In French
arbre de feu du Chili
pin des marais
In Spanish
árbol de fuego chilena
pino de hoja larga
In Greek
Χιλής δέντρο φωτιά
Longleaf πεύκο
In Portuguese
árvore de fogo chilena
Longleaf pinho
In Polish
Chilijska drzewo pożaru
Longleaf sosna
In Latin
Virgil arbor
longleaf pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Proteales
Pinales
Family
Proteaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Embothrium
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
203
1
27800
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