Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States
Types
Coryphantha ramillosa, Coryphantha echinus
Pinus virginiana
Number of Varieties
13
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40000
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Habitat
Desert, Grassland, Rocky areas, Sandy areas
Hills, Hilly upland habitat, Lowland, Wet Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-155-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
8-1
Sunset Zone
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm460.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Yellow green, Magenta, Coral
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Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Medium, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Requires watering in the growing season, Water less during winter
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune prior to new growth, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Scale
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance
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
Bold
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Birds
Allergy
Skin rash
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Wood
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
CORYPHANTHA
PINUS virginiana
Common Name
Pima Pineapple
Scrub Pine
In Hindi
Pima अनानस
वर्जीनिया पाइन
In German
Pima Ananas
Virginia Pine
In French
Pima ananas
Virginia Pine
In Spanish
Pima piña
Virginia pino
In Greek
Pima Ανανάς
Βιρτζίνια Pine
In Portuguese
Pima Pineapple
Virginia Pine
In Polish
Pima Ananas
Virginia Pine
In Latin
Pineapple Pima
Virginia Pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Pinales
Family
Cactaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Coryphantha
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
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Tribe
Cacteae
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Subfamily
Cactoideae
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Number of Species
1126
1
27800
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