California Lilac

Elfin Pink Penstemon

About California Lilac and Elfin Pink Penstemon

California Lilac

Elfin Pink Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus, Ceanothus maritimus

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Hillside, Open Forest

Alpine Meadows, moist forests, Open areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-11

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-3

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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180.00 cm

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25.40 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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180.00 cm

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20.30 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue

Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Layering, Root Division, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, 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

Red blotch

chrysanthemum eelworms, Slugs, Snails

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

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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7% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

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

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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None

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Not Applicable

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, deer resistant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Hedges, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CEANOTHUS 'Cascade'

PENSTEMON barbatus 'Elfin Pink'

7.2 Common Name

California Lilac

Beardlip Penstemon, Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.1 In Hindi

कैलिफोर्निया बकाइन

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Kalifornien Lilac

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.3 In French

Californie Lilas

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.4 In Spanish

California lila

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.5 In Greek

Καλιφόρνια Λιλά

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

California Lilac

Elfin Penstemon -de-rosa

7.2.7 In Polish

Kalifornia Lilac

Elfin Różowy Penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

California Lilac

Elfin Pink Penstemon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Chlorophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rosales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Rhamnaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Ceanothus

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of California Lilac and Elfin Pink Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of California Lilac and Elfin Pink Penstemon

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

California Lilac and Elfin Pink Penstemon Physical Information

California Lilac and Elfin Pink Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. California Lilac height is 180.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Elfin Pink Penstemon height is 25.40 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of California Lilac and Elfin Pink Penstemon are as follows:

California Lilac flower color: Blue
California Lilac leaf color: Green
Elfin Pink Penstemon flower color: Pink
Elfin Pink Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of California Lilac and Elfin Pink Penstemon

Care of California Lilac and Elfin Pink Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. California Lilac pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves 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 California Lilac 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.