Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Tender Perennial
Origin
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Canada
Madagascar
Types
Austrian Pine, Caribbean Pine, Eastern White Pine
Broadleaf evergreen
Number of Varieties
140
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Wet ground, Wet lands
Tropical areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999910-12
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
7-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
H2, 21, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
3,000.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
76.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Yellow
Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow green
Red, Olive, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Red, Olive, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Red, Olive, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Dry, Sandy
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
-
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Water occasionally
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
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
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
-
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
Asthma, Rash, Skin rash
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
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
-
Headache, Healing, Sore Eyes
Part of Plant Used
Tree trunks
Leaves
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
Air freshner, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
PINUS rigida
DRACAENA marginata
Common Name
Southern Pine, Black Pine, Torch Pine
Madagascar Dragon Tree
In Hindi
सनोबर
Dracaena marginata
In German
Pitch pine
Dracaena marginata
In French
pitch pine
Dracaena marginata
In Spanish
pino
Dracaena marginata
In Greek
πίσσα πεύκο
Dracaena marginata
In Portuguese
resina de pinheiro
marginata do Dracaena
In Polish
Pitch sosny
Dracena marginata
In Latin
pice pinus
Dracaena marginata
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pinophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Pinales
Liliales
Family
Pinaceae
Agavaceae
Genus
Pinus
Dracaena
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1151
1
27800
👆🏻