Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Grass
Origin
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
-5
0
40000
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Habitat
Alpine Meadows, Mediterranean region, Rock outcrops, Slopes, Woodlands
meadows, Pastures, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
1 - 7,15 - 17
-
Habit
Pyramidal
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,000.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
200.00 cm40.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Yellow Brown
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Spring
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
In Summer
Lots of watering
Less Watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Lots of watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune once the plant is tall enough, Prune to stimulate growth
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
avoid high rate of nitrogen in spring, Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Adelgids, Bark beetles, Blister Rust, Canker, Sawfly Larvae, Spruce spider mite, White pine weevil
Fungal Diseases, Head smut, Leaf rust, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Flowers
-
-
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Insects
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
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
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
Improve skin condition
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control, Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Seeds
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
Food for animals
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Pinus balfouriana
Hordeum brachyantherum
Common Name
Foxtail pine
Meadow Barley
In Hindi
foxtail pine
meadow barley
In German
foxtail Kiefer
Wiese Gerste
In French
sétaire pin
orge prairie
In Spanish
pino de cola de zorra
cebada prado
In Greek
αλωπέκουρου πεύκο
λιβάδι κριθάρι
In Portuguese
pinho foxtail
cevada prado
In Polish
włośnica sosny
łąka jęczmienia
In Latin
panicum pinus
pratum hordei
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Pinales
Cyperales
Family
Pinaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Pinus
Hordeum
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Pineae
-
Subfamily
Pinoideae
-
Number of Species
11110
1
27800
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