Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas
Japan
Types
Coniferous Tree
Papyrus, Cyperus alternifolius
Number of Varieties
315
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40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy
ditches, Marshy ground
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-95-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-6
8-4
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Sandy Brown
Red orange
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Umbrella Like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Rooted stem cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Plant grows in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut out old leaves
Fertilizers
organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Littleleaf disease
Fungal Diseases
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Allergy
Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Emetic, Laxative, tuberculosis, Vermifuge
Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Wood
Root
Other Uses
Used for making green dye, Vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product
Basketary, Used in paper industry, Weaving into Mats and Bags
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
PINUS echinata
Cyperus alternifolius
Common Name
Shortleaf Pine
Galingale,Umbrella Palm
In Hindi
Shortleaf Pine
mbrella Palm
In German
Shortleaf Pine
Cyperus alternifolius
In French
Shortleaf Pine
Cyperus alternifolius
In Spanish
Shortleaf pino
Cyperus alternifolius
In Greek
Shortleaf Pine
Umbrella Palm
In Portuguese
Shortleaf Pine
Umbrella Palm
In Polish
Shortleaf Pine
Cibora zmienna
In Latin
Pinus Shortleaf
Umbrella Palm
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Pinales
Cyperales
Family
Pinaceae
Sciadopityaceae
Genus
Pinus
Cyperus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Pinoideae
-
Number of Species
39
1
27800
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