Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Grass
Origin
Southeastern United States
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Asia
Types
Longleaf is a type of pine
Blue fescue, Large Blue fescue
Number of Varieties
31
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Sandy areas
Moist Soils, Rocky areas, Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-104-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
8 - 1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,520.00 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Blue Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Blue Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Light Green
Blue Green, Tan, Gray
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Adequately
Moderate
In Winter
Ample Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune once the plant is tall enough
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Phosphorous
Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Beetles, brown-spot needle blight
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Insignificant
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Stem
Flowers, Seeds
Other Uses
Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
PINUS palustris
FESTUCA glauca 'Boulder Blue'
Common Name
Longleaf Pine
Blue Fescue, Boulder Blue Fescue
In Hindi
Longleaf Pine
Boulder Blue Fescue
In German
Longleaf Pine
Boulder Blau -Schwingel
In French
pin des marais
Boulder bleu fétuque
In Spanish
pino de hoja larga
Boulder azul de la hierba festuca
In Greek
Longleaf πεύκο
Boulder μπλε γρασίδι φεστούκα
In Portuguese
Longleaf pinho
Boulder Blue Grass festuca
In Polish
Longleaf sosna
Boulder niebieskie trawy kostrzewy
In Latin
longleaf pinus
Hyacintho herba, lapidem fescue
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Pinales
Cyperales
Family
Pinaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Pinus
Festuca
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Poeae
Subfamily
-
Pooideae
Number of Species
361
1
27800
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