Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Perennial
Origin
Western United States, Canada
Europe, Western Asia
Types
Pinus lambertiana
Lamium galeobdolon
Number of Varieties
515
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40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy
Forest margins
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-8
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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
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,520.00 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
760.00 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Light Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Sandy Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Dark Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Dark Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Spreading mass
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Runners
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water three times weekly in summer
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
cut main flower spike
Fertilizers
27-3-3 ratio, Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize in early spring, Fertilize the soil instead of direct applying
Pests and Diseases
Blister Rust
Red blotch
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
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Douglas squirrels
Bees, Insects
Allergy
Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice
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Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Wood
-
Other Uses
Adhesive, Used as a chewing gum, Used for making green dye, Vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product
Employed in herbal medicine
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant
Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
PINUS lambertiana
LAMIASTRUM galeobdolon
Common Name
Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine
Yellow Archangel
In Hindi
Sugar Pine
पीला महादूत
In German
Sugar Pine
Yellow Archangel
In French
Sugar Pine
Archange Jaune
In Spanish
Sugar Pine
Arcángel amarillo
In Greek
Sugar Pine
κίτρινο Αρχάγγελος
In Portuguese
Sugar Pine
Arcanjo amarelo
In Polish
Sugar Pine
żółty Archanioła
In Latin
Pinus
Yellow Archangeli
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Pinales
Lamiales
Family
Pinaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Pinus
Lamium
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Pinoideae
-
Number of Species
55
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27800
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