Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Southwestern United States
Western United States, Canada
Types
Baccharis sarothroides
Pinus lambertiana
Number of Varieties
105
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40000
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Habitat
riparian zones, Semi desert, Upland
Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
8-1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm1,520.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm760.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
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Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
creamy white
Brown, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblanceolate , Ovate
Needle like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Water three times weekly in summer
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, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut back old stems to the ground, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
can go long without fertilizers
27-3-3 ratio, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Blister Rust
Plant Tolerance
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Heat And Humidity
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
Fine
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Douglas squirrels
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, Anti-oxidant, cholesterol-lowering
Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice
Part of Plant Used
Twigs
Seeds, Wood
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea
Adhesive, Used as a chewing gum, Used for making green dye, Vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover
Feature Plant
Botanical Name
BACCHARIS 'Centennial'
PINUS lambertiana
Common Name
desert broom , broom baccharis , greasewood
Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine
In Hindi
desert broom
Sugar Pine
In German
Wüste Besen
Sugar Pine
In French
desert broom
Sugar Pine
In Spanish
escoba del desierto
Sugar Pine
In Greek
desert broom
Sugar Pine
In Portuguese
vassoura do deserto
Sugar Pine
In Polish
desert broom
Sugar Pine
In Latin
desert broom
Pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Asterales
Pinales
Family
Asteraceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Baccharis
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
Astereae
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Subfamily
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Pinoideae
Number of Species
85
1
27800
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