Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Western United States, Canada
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
405
0
40000
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Habitat
Wild
Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-104-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-8
7-1
Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Hot Pink
Deep Red, Pink, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Winter
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established
Needs watering once a week
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
Soil Type
Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full 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
Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Mountain pine beetle, White pine blister rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
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
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
poisonous if ingested
Hay fever, Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
constipation, Stomach pain, Swelling, Wounds
Antiseptic, Diuretic, Vermifuge
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
Inner Bark, Seeds
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as a thickener in soups, Used for making green dye, Used to flavour soups
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
PENSTEMON parryi
PINUS albicaulis 'Glauca'
Common Name
Parry's Beardtongue
Whitebark Pine, White Pine, Pitch Pine
In Hindi
penstemon parryi
Whitebark Pine
In German
penstemon parryi
Whitebark Pine
In French
penstemon parryi
Pin à écorce blanche
In Spanish
parryi penstemon
Whitebark pino
In Greek
penstemon parryi
Whitebark Pine
In Portuguese
parryi penstemon
Whitebark Pine
In Polish
penstemon parryi
Whitebark Pine
In Latin
Persicaria californicum
Pinus albicaulis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Lamiales
Pinales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Penstemon
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Pinoideae
Number of Species
15
1
27800
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