Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Canada
Southern Africa, South Africa
Types
Austrian Pine, Caribbean Pine, Eastern White Pine
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Number of Varieties
125
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40000
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Habitat
Wet ground, Wet lands
marshes, Sandy flats, Slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99997-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
10-7
Sunset Zone
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
3,000.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
76.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
Orange, Gold
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow green
Green, Blue Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Succulent
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
-
Type of Soil
Dry, Sandy
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
-
Bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Keep ground moist, Reduce watering in winter, Water three times weekly in summer
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune to control growth, prune to control shape, Prune to stimulate growth
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
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Butterflies, Insects, pollinators
Allergy
Asthma, Rash, Skin rash
Skin irritation, Skin rash, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Cut Flowers, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Used to establish native woodland, Wildlife
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Tree trunks
Flowers
Other Uses
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
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
PINUS rigida
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Common Name
Southern Pine, Black Pine, Torch Pine
Chincherinchee, Wonder-flower, Star-of-Bethlehem
In Hindi
सनोबर
Chincherinchee
In German
Pitch pine
Kap-Milchstern
In French
pitch pine
Chincherinchee
In Spanish
pino
Chincherinchee
In Greek
πίσσα πεύκο
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
In Portuguese
resina de pinheiro
Chinkerinchee
In Polish
Pitch sosny
Chincherinchee,
In Latin
pice pinus
Chincherinchee
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pinophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Pinales
Asparagales
Family
Pinaceae
Asparagaceae
Genus
Pinus
Ornithogalum
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Ornithogaleae
Subfamily
-
Scilloideae
Number of Species
115180
1
27800
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