Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia
Western United States, Canada
Types
Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower
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Number of Varieties
45
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40000
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Habitat
meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands
Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-94-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
7-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm610.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
Deep Red, Pink, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
Needs watering once a week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, 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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Mountain pine beetle, White pine blister rust
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
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects
-
Allergy
Vomiting
Hay fever, Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Nutrients
Antiseptic, Diuretic, Vermifuge
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Inner Bark, Seeds
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as a thickener in soups, Used for making green dye, Used to flavour soups
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
HESPERIS matronalis
PINUS albicaulis 'Glauca'
Common Name
Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket
Whitebark Pine, White Pine, Pitch Pine
In Hindi
डेम के रॉकेट
Whitebark Pine
In German
Rockets Freifrau
Whitebark Pine
In French
Rocket Dame
Pin à écorce blanche
In Spanish
Rocket Dame
Whitebark pino
In Greek
Rocket Dame του
Whitebark Pine
In Portuguese
Rocket de Dame
Whitebark Pine
In Polish
Rocket Dame
Whitebark Pine
In Latin
Hesperis Rocket
Pinus albicaulis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Brassicales
Pinales
Family
Brassicaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Hesperis
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
Hylocereeae
-
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Pinoideae
Number of Species
505
1
27800
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