Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Flowering Plants
Origin
Western United States, Canada
Eastern Asia
Types
Bolander's beach pine, Bolander pine, Shore pine
Darjeeling Red , Donald Lowndes , Superba
Number of Varieties
235
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40000
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Habitat
All sorts of environments
High elevation
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
9-5
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Pyramidal
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Bi-lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
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
Average
Bloom Time
-
Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Light Frost
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Layering, Root Division, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Never Over-water
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
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Blight, Mealybugs, Rust, Sawfly Larvae, Scale
Fungal leaf spots
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
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
Diarrhea, Stomach pain
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, bank hedging, Cottage Garden
Beauty Benefits
-
Skin irritation
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Joint pain, Muscle Pain, Pain killer, Rheumatism, Sore throat
bowel syndrome, Gastrointestinal disorders, hypertension
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Root, Root bark
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in construction
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PINUS contorta var latifolia
PERSICARIA microcephala 'Dragon's Eye'
Common Name
Lodgepole Pine, shore pine, twisted pine, contorta pine
Dragon's Eye Fleeceflower, Fleeceflower
In Hindi
Lodgepole pine
fleeceflower
In German
Drehkiefer
fleeceflower
In French
Le pin tordu
fleeceflower
In Spanish
pino Lodgepole
Polygonum affine
In Greek
lodgepole πεύκων
fleeceflower
In Portuguese
Lodgepole pine
fleeceflower
In Polish
lodgepole sosna
fleeceflower
In Latin
contorta pinus
fleeceflower
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pinophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Pinopsida
Agaricomycetes
Order
Pinales
Caryophyllales
Family
Pinaceae
Polygonaceae
Genus
Pinus
Periscaria
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
550
1
27800
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