Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Southern Africa
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Types
Hoodia albispina, Hoodia flava, Hoodia bainii
red pin,Norway pine,pinus
Number of Varieties
252
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Desert
Mountain Slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-152-5
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
12-10
7-1
Sunset Zone
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b
Habit
Clump-Forming
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm1,520.00 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
30.50 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Pink, Tan
Brown
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
orange brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
-
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Average Water
Moderate
In Winter
Once a week
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch, sawflies
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas
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
Bold
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flies, Insects
songbirds
Allergy
Dry Mouth
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
Weightloss
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Weight loss
Antiseptic, Diuretic, Pectoral, Poultice, Salve
Part of Plant Used
Stem
Pulp
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used for its medicinal properties
Herbicide, Used for making green dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
Hoodia gordonii
PINUS resinosa
Common Name
ǁhoba, Ghaap
Norway Pine
In Hindi
Hoodia
Norway pine
In German
Hoodia
Amerikanische Rot-Kiefer
In French
Hoodia
Pin rouge
In Spanish
Hoodia
Pinus resinosa
In Greek
Hoodia
Norway pine
In Portuguese
Hoodia
Pinus resinosa
In Polish
Hoodia
Sosna czerwona
In Latin
Hoodia
Norway pine
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Gentianales
Pinales
Family
Apocynaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Hoodia
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
Stapeliae
-
Subfamily
Asclepiadoideae
-
Number of Species
2520
1
27800
👆🏻