Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Flowering Plants
Origin
Western United States, Canada
Eastern Asia
Types
Pinus lambertiana
Darjeeling Red , Donald Lowndes , Superba
Number of Varieties
535
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40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy
High elevation
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
9-5
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
760.00 cm60.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Sandy Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Bi-lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Light Frost
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Layering, Root Division, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water three times weekly in summer
Never Over-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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
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
27-3-3 ratio, Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Blister Rust
Fungal leaf spots
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
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Douglas squirrels
-
Allergy
Skin irritation
Diarrhea, Stomach pain
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
along a porch, deck or patio, bank hedging, Cottage Garden
Beauty Benefits
-
Skin irritation
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice
bowel syndrome, Gastrointestinal disorders, hypertension
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Wood
Root, Root bark
Other Uses
Adhesive, Used as a chewing gum, Used for making green dye, Vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant
Container, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PINUS lambertiana
PERSICARIA microcephala 'Dragon's Eye'
Common Name
Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine
Dragon's Eye Fleeceflower, Fleeceflower
In Hindi
Sugar Pine
fleeceflower
In German
Sugar Pine
fleeceflower
In French
Sugar Pine
fleeceflower
In Spanish
Sugar Pine
Polygonum affine
In Greek
Sugar Pine
fleeceflower
In Portuguese
Sugar Pine
fleeceflower
In Polish
Sugar Pine
fleeceflower
In Latin
Pinus
fleeceflower
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Pinopsida
Agaricomycetes
Order
Pinales
Caryophyllales
Family
Pinaceae
Polygonaceae
Genus
Pinus
Periscaria
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Pinoideae
-
Number of Species
550
1
27800
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