Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia
Western United States, Northwestern United States, Southwestern United States, California, Canada, Mexico
Types
Stipa Pennata, Stipa Gigantea, Stipa Capillata
Pinus ponderosa
Number of Varieties
405
0
40000
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Habitat
meadows, Slopes
Mountain Slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-93-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
8-4
Sunset Zone
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Clump-Forming
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
76.20 cm2,440.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Ivory, Light Green, Silver
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Ivory, Silver
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Arrowhead
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Keep the Soil well drained
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Clay, 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
Insignificant
-
Flower Petal Number
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
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Ground Cover
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antiseptic, Boils, Expectorant, Rheumatism
Part of Plant Used
Fibre
Bark, Seeds, Wood
Other Uses
suitable for cutting, used for making high quality paper
Application in Furniture, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border
Alpine, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
STIPA capillata 'Bridal Veil'
PINUS ponderosa
Common Name
Bridal Veil Needle Grass
Ponderosa Pine
In Hindi
Needle Grass
ponderosa pine
In German
Nadel- Gras
ponderosa-Kiefer
In French
aiguille Herbe
pin ponderosa
In Spanish
Hierba de aguja
pino ponderosa
In Greek
βελόνα Grass
Ponderosa πεύκα
In Portuguese
agulha Relva
ponderosa pine
In Polish
igła do trawy
sosna
In Latin
acus Grass
pinus ponderosa
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Cyperales
Pinales
Family
Poaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Stipa
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
Stipeae
-
Subfamily
Pooideae
-
Number of Species
150612
1
27800
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