Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Western United States, Canada
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Types
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boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii
Number of Varieties
55
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40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-8-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
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Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm12.70 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm20.30 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Deep Red, Pink, Purple
Purple, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
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Green
Leaf Color in Summer
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Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
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Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Long Linear
Thorns
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✔
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week
Keep ground moist
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
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Fertilizers
Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mountain pine beetle, White pine blister rust
Dry root rot, Pest Free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
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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
-
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
✔
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Attracts
-
Whiteflies
Allergy
Hay fever, Rhinitis
Poisonous to grazing animals
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiseptic, Diuretic, Vermifuge
anti rheumatic, cathartic
Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Seeds
Root
Other Uses
Used as a thickener in soups, Used for making green dye, Used to flavour soups
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Garden Design
Screening, Wind Break
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PINUS albicaulis 'Glauca'
COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'
Common Name
Whitebark Pine, White Pine, Pitch Pine
Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron
In Hindi
Whitebark Pine
meadow saffron
In German
Whitebark Pine
Herbstzeitlose
In French
Pin à écorce blanche
Colchique d'automne
In Spanish
Whitebark pino
Estado de conservación
In Greek
Whitebark Pine
meadow saffron
In Portuguese
Whitebark Pine
Colchicum autumnale
In Polish
Whitebark Pine
Colchicum autumnale
In Latin
Pinus albicaulis
autumnale
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Liliales
Family
Pinaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Pinus
Colchicum
Clade
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Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Pinoideae
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Number of Species
590
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27800
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