Collard Greens

Firecracker Penstemon

About Collard Greens and Firecracker Penstemon

Collard Greens

Firecracker Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Europe, Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Northern Africa

Southwestern United States, California

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Not Available

Dry areas, meadows

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

6-1

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

Rosette/Stemless

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.50 cm

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61.00 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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30.00 cm

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25.40 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Crimson

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Spinach Type

Oblong

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

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

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

No need to prune, 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

Nitrate based fertilizers

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Aphids, Beet armyworm, Black rot, Cabbage looper, Cercospora leaf spot, Clubroot, Cutworms, Damping-off, Diamondback moth, Downy mildew, Flea Beetles, Leaf spot, Red blotch, Root knot nematode, Thripes

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

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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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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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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

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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

Bugs

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

soil erosion prevension on hill slopes

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, Heart problems

Burns, Snakebite, Stomach aliments

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a vegetable

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BRASSICA oleracea

PENSTEMON eatonii

7.2 Common Name

Carolina Cabbage Collard Greens, Collard Greens

Firecracker Penstemon

7.2.1 In Hindi

collard साग

Firecracker penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Blattkohl

Kracher penstemon

7.2.3 In French

Chou cavalier

Firecracker penstemon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Brassica oleracea viridis

Penstemon del petardo

7.2.5 In Greek

λάχανο

πυροτέχνημα penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

greens kollard

Penstemon do foguete

7.2.7 In Polish

kollard zieleni

petarda penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

vireta kollard

Firecracker Persicaria

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

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8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Brassicales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Brassicaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Brassica

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Brassiceae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Collard Greens and Firecracker Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Collard Greens and Firecracker Penstemon

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

Collard Greens and Firecracker Penstemon Physical Information

Collard Greens and Firecracker Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Collard Greens height is 30.50 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Firecracker Penstemon height is 61.00 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Collard Greens and Firecracker Penstemon are as follows:

Collard Greens flower color: Yellow
Collard Greens leaf color: Not Available
Firecracker Penstemon flower color: Crimson
Firecracker Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Collard Greens and Firecracker Penstemon

Care of Collard Greens and Firecracker Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Collard Greens pruning is done No need to prune, 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 Collard Greens 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.