Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Tender Perennial
Origin
Western United States, Canada
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Types
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herbaceous annuals
Number of Varieties
5200
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40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy
Temperate Regions, Tropical Forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-810-15
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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
8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm38.14 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm45.70 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Deep Red, Pink, Purple
White, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
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Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
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Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
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Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Linear to lanceolate
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Root Division, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week
Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
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
Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mountain pine beetle, White pine 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
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Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
✔
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Attracts
-
Butterflies
Allergy
Hay fever, Rhinitis
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiseptic, Diuretic, Vermifuge
Fever, Intestinal irritations, Kidney problems, Respiratory Disorders, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as a thickener in soups, Used for making green dye, Used to flavour soups
As a tea substitute, Culinary use, Medicinal oil, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used as essential oil, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening, Wind Break
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Hanging Basket, Herb / Vegetable, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
PINUS albicaulis 'Glauca'
PELARGONIUM 'Bitter Lemon'
Common Name
Whitebark Pine, White Pine, Pitch Pine
Bitter Lemon Scented Geranium, Scented Geranium
In Hindi
Whitebark Pine
Pelargonium
In German
Whitebark Pine
Pelargonium
In French
Pin à écorce blanche
pélargonium
In Spanish
Whitebark pino
pelargonium
In Greek
Whitebark Pine
Pelargonium
In Portuguese
Whitebark Pine
pelargônio
In Polish
Whitebark Pine
pelargonia
In Latin
Pinus albicaulis
Pelargonium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Geraniales
Family
Pinaceae
Geraniaceae
Genus
Pinus
Pelargonium
Clade
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Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Pinoideae
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Number of Species
5200
1
27800
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