1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Ornamental Plants
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Mexico
Southwestern United States, California
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Low annual rainfall regions, Semi desert
Dry areas, meadows
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21
1.9 Habit
Rosette/Stemless
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
60.00 cm25.40 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
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
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison
Seedlings, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs small amount of 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
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Black spots, Brown Spots, Rots, Snout weevils
Insects
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory
Asthma
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Wild gardens
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Burns, Cuts, Diarrhea, Digestion problems, Dysentry, Skin irritation
Burns, Snakebite, Stomach aliments
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used for making soaps
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical, Wildflower
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
AGAVE gypsophila
PENSTEMON eatonii
7.2 Common Name
American aloe, Century Plant, Maguey
Firecracker Penstemon
7.2.1 In Hindi
सदी संयंत्र
Firecracker penstemon
7.2.2 In German
Jahrhundert-Anlage
Kracher penstemon
7.2.3 In French
Century Plant
Firecracker penstemon
7.2.4 In Spanish
Planta de siglo
Penstemon del petardo
7.2.5 In Greek
αιώνα φυτών
πυροτέχνημα penstemon
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Century Plant
Penstemon do foguete
7.2.7 In Polish
Century Plant
petarda penstemon
7.2.8 In Latin
Century Plant
Firecracker Persicaria
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Not Available
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Agavaceae
Scrophulariaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species