Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Sedge or Rush
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Africa, Asia
Japan
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
115
0
40000
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Habitat
All sorts of environments, Banks, ditches, marshes, Shores of rivers or lakes
low mountains, Mountain Slopes, Mountain tops, Mountains
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-96-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-6
9-1
Sunset Zone
H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm910.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Brown
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown, Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Tan, Sandy Brown
Green, Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long hair-like leaves
Subulate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Fall, Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, reseeds
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require regular watering
Do not water frequently, Needs less watering
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune to control growth, 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, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
-
Blight, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Sawfly Larvae, Scale insects
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Deer resistant, Drought, Rabbit
Flowers
Insignificant
-
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
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bumblebees, Flying insects
Sawfly, White Pine Weevil
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Informal Hedge, Woodland margins
Bonsai, Borders
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Cold, Cough, Diuretic, Vermifuge
Part of Plant Used
-
Seeds
Other Uses
woven into the covering of tatami mats
Herbicide
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
JUNCUS effusus f.Spiral
PINUS parviflora
Common Name
Curly wurly
five-needle pine
Japanese five-needle pine
In Hindi
Corkscrew Rush
Japanese White Pine
In German
Corkscrew Rush
Japanische White Pine
In French
Corkscrew Rush
Pin blanc du Japon
In Spanish
Corkscrew Rush
Pino blanco japonés
In Greek
Corkscrew Rush
Ιαπωνικά White Pine
In Portuguese
Corkscrew Rush
Japanese White Pine
In Polish
Corkscrew Rush
Japoński White Pine
In Latin
Corkscrew Rush
Pine Italica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Poales
Pinales
Family
Juncaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Juncus
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
25115
1
27800
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