Bishop's Cap Cactus

Elfin Pink Penstemon

About Bishop's Cap Cactus and Elfin Pink Penstemon

Bishop's Cap Cactus

Elfin Pink Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Ornamental Plant

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Not Available

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert, Semi desert

Alpine Meadows, moist forests, Open areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-154-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

25.00 cm25.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Not Available

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Not Available

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Not Available

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Pollution

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Stem Cutting

Layering, Root Division, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs very little water

Average Water Needs, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Not Available

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Available

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Not Available

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

cut main flower spike, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, remove old stems before spring

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Mealy bugs

chrysanthemum eelworms, Slugs, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Not Available

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Ornamental use, Water gardening

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Not Applicable

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, deer resistant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Astrophytum myriostigma

PENSTEMON barbatus 'Elfin Pink'

7.2 Common Name

Bishop's Cap Cactus, Bishop's Hat, Bishop's Miter Cactus ,Star Cactus

Beardlip Penstemon, Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.1 In Hindi

Star Cactus

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Star Cactus

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.3 In French

Star Cactus

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Star Cactus

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.5 In Greek

Star Cactus

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Star Cactus

Elfin Penstemon -de-rosa

7.2.7 In Polish

Star Cactus

Elfin Różowy Penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

Star Cactus

Elfin Pink Penstemon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Astrophytum

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cacteae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

6250

1 27800

Properties of Bishop's Cap Cactus and Elfin Pink Penstemon

Wondering what are the properties of Bishop's Cap Cactus and Elfin Pink Penstemon? We provide you with everything About Bishop's Cap Cactus and Elfin Pink Penstemon. Bishop's Cap Cactus doesn't have thorns and Elfin Pink Penstemon doesn't have thorns. Also Bishop's Cap Cactus does not have fragrant flowers. Bishop's Cap Cactus has allergic reactions like Not Available and Elfin Pink Penstemon has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Bishop's Cap Cactus and Elfin Pink Penstemon and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bishop's Cap Cactus and Elfin Pink Penstemon

Season and care of Bishop's Cap Cactus and Elfin Pink Penstemon is important to know. While considering everything about Bishop's Cap Cactus and Elfin Pink Penstemon Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bishop's Cap Cactus season is Not Available and Elfin Pink Penstemon season is Not Available. The type of soil for Bishop's Cap Cactus is Not Available and for Elfin Pink Penstemon is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bishop's Cap Cactus is Not Available and for Elfin Pink Penstemon is Neutral, Alkaline.

Bishop's Cap Cactus and Elfin Pink Penstemon Physical Information

Bishop's Cap Cactus and Elfin Pink Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Bishop's Cap Cactus height is 25.00 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Elfin Pink Penstemon height is 25.40 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Bishop's Cap Cactus and Elfin Pink Penstemon are as follows:

Bishop's Cap Cactus flower color: Yellow
Bishop's Cap Cactus leaf color: Not Available
Elfin Pink Penstemon flower color: Pink
Elfin Pink Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Bishop's Cap Cactus and Elfin Pink Penstemon

Care of Bishop's Cap Cactus and Elfin Pink Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bishop's Cap Cactus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Elfin Pink Penstemon pruning is done cut main flower spike, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and remove old stems before spring. In summer Bishop's Cap Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Elfin Pink Penstemon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.