Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Flowering Plants
Origin
Western United States, Canada, Mexico
Alaska, Canada, Northern Europe, Russia/Siberia
Types
Pinus albicaulis, Pinus monticola
Papaver nudicaule
Number of Varieties
210
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas
gardens, Grassland, Roadsides, tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-72-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
9-2
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 10
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,070.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm15.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink, Coral
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Summer, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Grafting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water Deeply
In Summer
Regular watering required
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires very little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing
10-15-10 amounts, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Rust
Aphids, Verticillium Wilt
Plant Tolerance
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Wildlife, Windbreak
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Bark
Flowers, Fruits
Other Uses
used for making roof trusses, poles, joists, piles, Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture
Culinary use, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
Alpine, Bedding Plant, Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PINUS flexilis
PAPAVER nudicaule
Common Name
limber pine
Iceland Poppy
In Hindi
limber pine
आइसलैंड पोस्ता
In German
limber pine
Islandmohn
In French
limber pine
pavot d'Islande
In Spanish
limber pine
amapola de Islandia
In Greek
εύκαμπτος πεύκο
Ισλανδία παπαρούνας
In Portuguese
limver foi
papoila de Islândia
In Polish
limver poszedł
Iceland Poppy
In Latin
limver abiit
Iceland Poppy
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Ranunculales
Family
Pinaceae
Papaveraceae
Genus
Pinus
Papaver
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Paperveroideae
Number of Species
30100
1
27800
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