Bluebonnet

Firecracker Penstemon

About Bluebonnet and Firecracker Penstemon

Bluebonnet

Firecracker Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Texas

Southwestern United States, California

1.4 Types

Lupinus adsurgens, Lupinus affinis, Lupinus albicaulis

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Loamy soils, Sandy areas

Dry areas, meadows

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-84-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.96 cm61.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.48 cm25.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Blue, Purple

Crimson

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Sea Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Sea Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate to oval

Oblong

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

Do Not over Water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry

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

Slightly Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Fertile, Well drained

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Not Available

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Soil Enrichment

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Burns, Snakebite, Stomach aliments

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Hanging Basket

Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LUPINUS subcarnosus

PENSTEMON eatonii

7.2 Common Name

Bluebonnet, Texas Bluebonnet

Firecracker Penstemon

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bluebonnet Plant

Firecracker penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Blaue Lupine Pflanze

Kracher penstemon

7.2.3 In French

Bluebonnet Plante

Firecracker penstemon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta bluebonnet

Penstemon del petardo

7.2.5 In Greek

Bluebonnet φυτών

πυροτέχνημα penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bluebonnet de Plantas

Penstemon do foguete

7.2.7 In Polish

Bluebonnet roślin

petarda penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

Planta Bluebonnet

Firecracker Persicaria

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Fabales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Lupinus

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Genisteae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Faboideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

200NA

1 27800

Properties of Bluebonnet and Firecracker Penstemon

Wondering what are the properties of Bluebonnet and Firecracker Penstemon? We provide you with everything About Bluebonnet and Firecracker Penstemon. Bluebonnet doesn't have thorns and Firecracker Penstemon doesn't have thorns. Also Bluebonnet does not have fragrant flowers. Bluebonnet has allergic reactions like Toxic and Firecracker Penstemon has allergic reactions like Toxic. 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 Bluebonnet and Firecracker Penstemon and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bluebonnet and Firecracker Penstemon

Season and care of Bluebonnet and Firecracker Penstemon is important to know. While considering everything about Bluebonnet and Firecracker Penstemon Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bluebonnet season is Spring and Firecracker Penstemon season is Spring. The type of soil for Bluebonnet is Loam, Sand and for Firecracker Penstemon is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bluebonnet is Neutral, Alkaline and for Firecracker Penstemon is Neutral, Alkaline.

Bluebonnet and Firecracker Penstemon Physical Information

Bluebonnet and Firecracker Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Bluebonnet height is 60.96 cm and width 30.48 cm whereas Firecracker Penstemon height is 61.00 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Bluebonnet and Firecracker Penstemon are as follows:

Bluebonnet flower color: White, Blue and Purple
Bluebonnet leaf color: Green and Sea Green
Firecracker Penstemon flower color: Crimson
Firecracker Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Bluebonnet and Firecracker Penstemon

Care of Bluebonnet and Firecracker Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bluebonnet pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Firecracker Penstemon pruning is done No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads. In summer Bluebonnet needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Firecracker Penstemon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.