Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Sedge or Rush
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
World/Pandemic
Western United States, Canada
Types
Papyrus
Pinus lambertiana
Number of Varieties
155
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40000
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Habitat
Grassland, Wet lands
Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-11-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
8-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm1,520.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm760.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Brown
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Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Brown, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Needle like
Thorns
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✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
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Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Bulbs, Divison, Rhizome division, Tubers
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings, Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained
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
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
-
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
Red blotch
Blister Rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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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
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✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Flying insects
Douglas squirrels
Allergy
Itchiness, Skin rash
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bog Garden, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
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Beauty Benefits
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-
Edible Uses
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✘
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice
Part of Plant Used
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Seeds, Wood
Other Uses
Container, Decoration Purposes, Florist trade and landscaping, Used as Ornamental plant
Adhesive, Used as a chewing gum, Used for making green dye, Vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Tropical, Water Gardens
Feature Plant
Botanical Name
Cyperus papyrus
PINUS lambertiana
Common Name
Dwarf papyrus, Miniature papyrus
Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine
In Hindi
dwarf papyrus
Sugar Pine
In German
Zwerg Papyrus
Sugar Pine
In French
papyrus nain
Sugar Pine
In Spanish
papiro enano
Sugar Pine
In Greek
νάνος πάπυρο
Sugar Pine
In Portuguese
papiro anão
Sugar Pine
In Polish
krasnolud papirus
Sugar Pine
In Latin
P. papyrus
Pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Poales
Pinales
Family
Cyperaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Cyperus
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
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Pinoideae
Number of Species
7005
1
27800
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