Bread Wheat

Firecracker Penstemon

About Bread Wheat and Firecracker Penstemon

Bread Wheat

Firecracker Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin, Western Asia

Southwestern United States, California

1.4 Types

Durum, Einkorn, Khorasan, Norin 10, Winter Wheat

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

6NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

agricultural areas

Dry areas, meadows

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-84-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10 - 1

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm61.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

15.20 cm25.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Crimson

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green, Tan, Sandy Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Tan

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gold, Tan

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Oblong

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water Deeply

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 Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Fertile, Well drained, Well-aerated

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full 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, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf streak and black chaff, Powdery mildew, Rust

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

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair, Protects from sun damage, Weightloss

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antibilious, Antihydrotic, Antipruritic, Antipyretic, Antivinous, Sedative, Stomachic

Burns, Snakebite, Stomach aliments

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Seeds, Stem, Straw

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Biomass for fuel, Used for laundering, Used in paper industry

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

TRITICUM aestivum

PENSTEMON eatonii

7.2 Common Name

Bread Wheat, Common Wheat

Firecracker Penstemon

7.2.1 In Hindi

गेहूं

Firecracker penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Brotweizen

Kracher penstemon

7.2.3 In French

pain de blé

Firecracker penstemon

7.2.4 In Spanish

El pan de trigo

Penstemon del petardo

7.2.5 In Greek

ψωμί ολικής αλέσεως

πυροτέχνημα penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

pão de trigo

Penstemon do foguete

7.2.7 In Polish

chleb pszenny

petarda penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

Triticum

Firecracker Persicaria

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Poales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Triticum

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Triticeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Pooideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

5NA

1 27800

Properties of Bread Wheat and Firecracker Penstemon

Wondering what are the properties of Bread Wheat and Firecracker Penstemon? We provide you with everything About Bread Wheat and Firecracker Penstemon. Bread Wheat doesn't have thorns and Firecracker Penstemon doesn't have thorns. Also Bread Wheat does not have fragrant flowers. Bread Wheat has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Firecracker Penstemon has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. 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 Bread Wheat and Firecracker Penstemon and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bread Wheat and Firecracker Penstemon

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

Bread Wheat and Firecracker Penstemon Physical Information

Bread Wheat and Firecracker Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Bread Wheat height is 60.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Firecracker Penstemon height is 61.00 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Bread Wheat and Firecracker Penstemon are as follows:

Bread Wheat flower color: Yellow
Bread Wheat leaf color: Green and Light Green
Firecracker Penstemon flower color: Crimson
Firecracker Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Bread Wheat and Firecracker Penstemon

Care of Bread Wheat and Firecracker Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bread Wheat 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 Bread Wheat 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.