Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
-
Western United States, Canada
Types
Center Glow ninebark,
Coppertina ninebark, Little Devil ninebark
Pinus lambertiana
Number of Varieties
705
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40000
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Habitat
Cliffs, hedge rows, rocky banks of streams, sandy seeps, Wooded hillsides
Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
8-1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
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Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm1,520.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
-760.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Brown, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Needle like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
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Medium
Type of Soil
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Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Layering, Stem Planting
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
Water three times weekly in summer
In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
In Spring
Average Water
Moderate
In Winter
Adequately
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
-
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Fertilize every year
27-3-3 ratio, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Powdery mildew, Red blotch
Blister Rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
-
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
-
-
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Douglas squirrels
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Emetic, Laxative, Woman infertility
Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Seeds, Wood
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Adhesive, Used as a chewing gum, Used for making green dye, Vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
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Feature Plant
Botanical Name
PHYSOCARPUS
PINUS lambertiana
Common Name
Ninebark
Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine
In Hindi
Ninebark
Sugar Pine
In German
Ninebark
Sugar Pine
In French
Physocarpe
Sugar Pine
In Spanish
ninebark
Sugar Pine
In Greek
ninebark
Sugar Pine
In Portuguese
ninebark
Sugar Pine
In Polish
Ninebark
Sugar Pine
In Latin
Ninebark
Pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Rosales
Pinales
Family
Rosaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Physocarpus
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe
Neillieae
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Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
Pinoideae
Number of Species
205
1
27800
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