Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Flowering Plants
Origin
Western United States, Canada
Europe
Types
Pinus lambertiana
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Number of Varieties
51
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy
gardens, Grassland, Tropical regions, Urban areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
8-1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,520.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
760.00 cm10.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Light Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Peach
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Sandy Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Bracts
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water three times weekly in summer
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
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
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
27-3-3 ratio, Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Blister Rust
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Douglas squirrels
-
Allergy
Skin irritation
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice
Used as a sedative
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Wood
Whole plant
Other Uses
Adhesive, Used as a chewing gum, Used for making green dye, Vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant
Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PINUS lambertiana
PAPAVER alpinum
Common Name
Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine
Alpine Poppy
In Hindi
Sugar Pine
अल्पाइन पोस्ता
In German
Sugar Pine
Alpine Mohn
In French
Sugar Pine
Alpine Poppy
In Spanish
Sugar Pine
Alpine amapola
In Greek
Sugar Pine
Alpine παπαρούνας
In Portuguese
Sugar Pine
Alpine Poppy
In Polish
Sugar Pine
Alpine Poppy
In Latin
Pinus
Alpini Poppy
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
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Class
Pinopsida
Dicotyledonae
Order
Pinales
Ranunculales
Family
Pinaceae
Papaveraceae
Genus
Pinus
Papaver
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Pinoideae
Paperveroideae
Number of Species
542
1
27800
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