Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Canada
Types
Stipa Pennata, Stipa Gigantea, Stipa Capillata
Austrian Pine, Caribbean Pine, Eastern White Pine
Number of Varieties
401
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40000
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Habitat
meadows, Slopes
Wet ground, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-9-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
7-1
Sunset Zone
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
76.20 cm3,000.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm76.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Ivory, Light Green, Silver
Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Ivory, Silver
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Dry, Sandy
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
-
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
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
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
-
Asthma, Rash, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Used to establish native woodland, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Fibre
Tree trunks
Other Uses
suitable for cutting, used for making high quality paper
Used as firewood, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Used in pulpwood and lumber production, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border
Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
STIPA capillata 'Bridal Veil'
PINUS rigida
Common Name
Bridal Veil Needle Grass
Southern Pine, Black Pine, Torch Pine
In Hindi
Needle Grass
सनोबर
In German
Nadel- Gras
Pitch pine
In French
aiguille Herbe
pitch pine
In Spanish
Hierba de aguja
pino
In Greek
βελόνα Grass
πίσσα πεύκο
In Portuguese
agulha Relva
resina de pinheiro
In Polish
igła do trawy
Pitch sosny
In Latin
acus Grass
pice pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Cyperales
Pinales
Family
Poaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Stipa
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
Stipeae
-
Subfamily
Pooideae
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Number of Species
150115
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27800
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