Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Perennial
Origin
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
North America, Northern Europe, Russia, Siberia
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
-1
0
40000
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Habitat
Alpine Meadows, Mediterranean region, Rock outcrops, Slopes, Woodlands
Open areas, pine woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-82-6
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
6-1
Sunset Zone
1 - 7,15 - 17
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Pyramidal
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,000.00 cm510.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
200.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
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
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Spring
Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
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
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Insects
Bees, Flies, Insects
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
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Headache, Mildly painful menstruation, tonic in pregnancy
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
useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Pinus balfouriana
LINNAEA borealis
Common Name
Foxtail pine
Twinflower
In Hindi
foxtail pine
Twinflower
In German
foxtail Kiefer
Twinflower
In French
sétaire pin
Twinflower
In Spanish
pino de cola de zorra
Twinflower
In Greek
αλωπέκουρου πεύκο
Twinflower
In Portuguese
pinho foxtail
Twinflower
In Polish
włośnica sosny
zimoziół
In Latin
panicum pinus
Twinflower
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Dipsacales
Family
Pinaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Genus
Pinus
Linnaea
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Pineae
Linnaeeae
Subfamily
Pinoideae
Linnaeoideae
Number of Species
1111
1
27800
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