Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Herbs
Origin
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
Eastern Africa
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
-4
0
40000
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Habitat
Alpine Meadows, Mediterranean region, Rock outcrops, Slopes, Woodlands
Lowland, Ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-810-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
1 - 7,15 - 17
-
Habit
Pyramidal
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,000.00 cm80.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
200.00 cm40.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Blue, Dark Blue, Yellow, Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green, Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Green, Orange, Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Broadly Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Spring
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Corms or bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering
Plant grows in water
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune once the plant is tall enough, Prune to stimulate growth
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Adelgids, Bark beetles, Blister Rust, Canker, Sawfly Larvae, Spruce spider mite, White pine weevil
Lily Beetle, Red blotch, Sap-Sucking Insects
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
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Insects
Aphids, White bugs
Allergy
-
Diabetes, Nausea
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Used for making hedges
Beautification, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Anxiety, Combats Stress, Diarrhea, Improve circulation, increase memory, Soothing and relieving pain
Part of Plant Used
-
Leaves, Root, Stem
Other Uses
Application in Furniture, Condiment, Food for animals, Paper pulp, Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas Tree, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping
Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Traditional medicine, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
Pinus balfouriana
Nymphaea caerulea
Common Name
Foxtail pine
Blue Lotus, Blue Egyptian lotus
In Hindi
foxtail pine
ब्लू लोटस
In German
foxtail Kiefer
Blue Lotus
In French
sétaire pin
Blue Lotus
In Spanish
pino de cola de zorra
Blue Lotus
In Greek
αλωπέκουρου πεύκο
Blue Lotus
In Portuguese
pinho foxtail
Blue Lotus
In Polish
włośnica sosny
Blue Lotus
In Latin
panicum pinus
Blue Lotus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Nymphaeales
Family
Pinaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Genus
Pinus
Nymphaea
Clade
-
Angiosperms
Tribe
Pineae
-
Subfamily
Pinoideae
-
Number of Species
1113
1
27800
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