Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
World/Pandemic
Western United States, Canada
Types
Paspalum vaginatum
Pinus lambertiana
Number of Varieties
105
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-1
Sunset Zone
H2, 17, 24
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Mat-forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.50 cm1,520.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
50.00 cm760.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, White
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Sprigging or Stolonizing
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs more water during establishment
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
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
organic fertlizers
27-3-3 ratio, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Dollar spot, Leaf spot
Blister Rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
-
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
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Billbugs, Crickets, Cutworms
Douglas squirrels
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice
Part of Plant Used
-
Seeds, Wood
Other Uses
Used as a golf course turf, Used to feed livestock
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
Lawns and Turf
Feature Plant
Botanical Name
PASPALUM vaginatum
PINUS lambertiana
Common Name
Biscuit Grass, Seashore Paspalum
Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine
In Hindi
Seashore Paspalum
Sugar Pine
In German
Seashore Paspalum
Sugar Pine
In French
Seashore Paspalum
Sugar Pine
In Spanish
Paspalum
Sugar Pine
In Greek
Αιγιαλός Paspalum
Sugar Pine
In Portuguese
seashore Paspalum
Sugar Pine
In Polish
Nad morzem Paspalum
Sugar Pine
In Latin
Paspalum maris
Pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Cyperales
Pinales
Family
Poaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Paspalum
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
-
Tribe
Paniceae
-
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Pinoideae
Number of Species
205
1
27800
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