Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Perennial
Origin
North America, Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Southern Asia
Types
Pinus banksiana
Meconopsis betonicifolia
Number of Varieties
505
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40000
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Habitat
Forests, Rocky areas, Rocky Ridges
Mountains
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
6-1
5-1
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
A1, A2, A3, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 17
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Blue, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acicular
Oval with toothed margin
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Cold climate
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Stem Cutting, Tip cutting
Divison, From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
-
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering
Do not let dry out between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
In late autumn, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, fertilize in growing season
Balanced liquid fertilizer monthly
Pests and Diseases
Annosus Root Rot, Armillaria mellea, Brown Rot, Red blotch, Tar spot
Downy mildew, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Dry soil, Wet Site
Cold climate
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
-
-
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Sawfly
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Analgesic, Mild sedative
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Stem
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as firewood, Used as fuel, Used in pulpwood and lumber production
Employed in herbal medicine
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PINUS banksiana
MECONOPSIS betonicifolia
Common Name
grey pine
scrub pine
Himalayan Blue Poppy
In Hindi
जैक पाइन
हिमालय ब्लू पोस्ता
In German
Jack Kiefer
Himalaya Blue Poppy
In French
pin gris
Himalaya pavot bleu
In Spanish
jack pine
Amapola azul del Himalaya
In Greek
υποδοχή πεύκο
Himalayan μπλε παπαρούνας
In Portuguese
jack pine
Himalayan Blue Poppy
In Polish
sosna Banksa
Himalayan niebieski mak
In Latin
pinus
Blue Himalayan Poppy
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Ranunculales
Family
Pinaceae
Papaveraceae
Genus
Pinus
Meconopsis
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
3650
1
27800
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