Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Flowering Plants
Origin
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
South America, Argentina, Brazil
Types
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Helen Campbell spider flower, Queen Series spider flower, Violet Queen spider flower
Number of Varieties
-4
0
40000
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Habitat
Alpine Meadows, Mediterranean region, Rock outcrops, Slopes, Woodlands
vacant lots, wastelands, yards
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-88-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
1 - 7,15 - 17
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24
Habit
Pyramidal
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,000.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
200.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Purple, Pink, Rose, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Spring
Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
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
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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
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
Red blotch
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Insects
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
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
Borders
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antinociceptive
Part of Plant Used
-
Leaves
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
Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees
Foundation, Landscape
Botanical Name
Pinus balfouriana
CLEOME hassleriana
Common Name
Foxtail pine
Cleome, Pink Queen, Spider Flower
In Hindi
foxtail pine
Pink Queen
In German
foxtail Kiefer
rosa Königin
In French
sétaire pin
Reine rose
In Spanish
pino de cola de zorra
Reina de color rosa
In Greek
αλωπέκουρου πεύκο
ροζ Βασίλισσα
In Portuguese
pinho foxtail
Rainha -de-rosa
In Polish
włośnica sosny
Różowa Królowa
In Latin
panicum pinus
Regina Pink
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Brassicales
Family
Pinaceae
Cleomaceae
Genus
Pinus
Cleome
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Pineae
Cleomeae
Subfamily
Pinoideae
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Number of Species
1111
1
27800
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