Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Grass
Origin
Western United States, Canada
Europe, Western Asia
Types
Bolander's beach pine, Bolander pine, Shore pine
Blue Dune Lyme Grass
Number of Varieties
27
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40000
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Habitat
All sorts of environments
Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas, sandy seeps, Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99997-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
9 - 7
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
H1, H2, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Pyramidal
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm150.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm75.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Creamy Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site, Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Root Division, Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Alternate Days
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune grass to maintain level
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring
Pests and Diseases
Blight, Mealybugs, Rust, Sawfly Larvae, Scale
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Pollution, Soil Compaction, Wet Site
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
-
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Joint pain, Muscle Pain, Pain killer, Rheumatism, Sore throat
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Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Stem
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in construction
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover
Botanical Name
PINUS contorta var latifolia
ELYMUS glaucus
Common Name
Lodgepole Pine, shore pine, twisted pine, contorta pine
Blue Lyme Grass, Blue Wildrye
In Hindi
Lodgepole pine
Blue Lyme Grass
In German
Drehkiefer
Blau Lyme Grass
In French
Le pin tordu
Bleu Lyme Herbe
In Spanish
pino Lodgepole
Azul hierba de Lyme
In Greek
lodgepole πεύκων
Μπλε Lyme Grass
In Portuguese
Lodgepole pine
Azul Lyme grama
In Polish
lodgepole sosna
Niebieska Trawa Lyme
In Latin
contorta pinus
Blue Lyme Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pinophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Pinales
Cyperales
Family
Pinaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Pinus
Elymus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Triticeae
Subfamily
-
Pooideae
Number of Species
52
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27800
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