Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Herb, Perennial
Origin
Southeastern United States
Southern Europe
Types
Longleaf is a type of pine
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Number of Varieties
31
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40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Sandy areas
Desert, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-105-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
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Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,520.00 cm120.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm120.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Heart shaped, toothed with three to five lobes
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Rich
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Adequately
Average Water
In Winter
Ample Water
Ample Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
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Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune once the plant is tall enough
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Phosphorous
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Beetles, brown-spot needle blight
Red blotch
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
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Skin Disorders
Part of Plant Used
Stem
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Other Uses
Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees
Herb
Botanical Name
PINUS palustris
HABERLEA
Common Name
Longleaf Pine
Haberlea, Hardy Africa Violet
In Hindi
Longleaf Pine
Haberlea
In German
Longleaf Pine
Haberlea
In French
pin des marais
Haberlea
In Spanish
pino de hoja larga
Haberlea rhodopensis
In Greek
Longleaf πεύκο
Haberlea
In Portuguese
Longleaf pinho
Haberlea
In Polish
Longleaf sosna
Haberlea
In Latin
longleaf pinus
Haberlea
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Lamiales
Family
Pinaceae
Gesnariaceae
Genus
Pinus
Haberlea
Clade
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Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
320
1
27800
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