Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Southeastern United States
Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
Types
Pinus elliottii elliottii, Pinus elliottii densa
Scilla siberica
Number of Varieties
23
0
40000
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Habitat
Humid climates, Warm and moist climatic conditions
gardens, Moist Soils, open Woodlands, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-115-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
8-5
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,290.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,070.00 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Blue
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Salt, Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Grafting, Layering, Seedlings
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Offsets, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established, Reduce water once established
Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering
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
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Annosus Root Rot, Rust, Scale insects
Pest Free
Plant Tolerance
Salt, Wet Site
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Small mammals, Squirrels
-
Allergy
Asthma, Skin irritation
contact allergic dermatitis, poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shelter for wildlife
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Chronic fatigue, Cold, gonorrhoea, Rheumatism
-
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits
Flowers
Other Uses
Paper pulp, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in construction, Used in pulpwood and lumber production, Wood is used in construction
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
Pinus elliottii
SCILLA siberica
Common Name
slash pine
Siberian Squill, Siberian Wood Squill
In Hindi
स्लेश पाइन
Scilla siberica
In German
Schrägstrich Kiefer
Sibirischer Blaustern
In French
slash pine
Scille de Sibérie
In Spanish
pino slash
siberica Scilla
In Greek
κάθετο πεύκης
Scilla siberica
In Portuguese
pinho barra
Scilla siberica
In Polish
sosny ukośnik
Cebulica syberyjska
In Latin
VULNUS pinus
Scilla siberica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Asparagales
Family
Pinaceae
Asparagaceae
Genus
Pinus
Scilla
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Scilloideae
Number of Species
12681
1
27800
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