Elfin Pink Penstemon

Adam's Needle

About Elfin Pink Penstemon and Adam's Needle

Elfin Pink Penstemon

Adam's Needle

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Flowering Plants, Succulent

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Southeastern United States

1.4 Types

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Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, Color Guard

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Alpine Meadows, moist forests, Open areas

Dry areas, Hot climate regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

4-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

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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

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1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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25.40 cm

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45.00 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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20.30 cm

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60.00 cm

Rank: 96 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Pollution

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Layering, Root Division, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

Do not let dry out between waterings

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

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4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

cut main flower spike, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, remove old stems before spring

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves, Less fertilizing

4.9 Pests and Diseases

chrysanthemum eelworms, Slugs, Snails

Bacterial Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double

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

Medium

Fine

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

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Birds, Butterflies, Flies

5.12 Allergy

Unknown

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

None

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Applicable

Flowers, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, deer resistant

Decoration Purposes

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

Container, Cottage garden

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PENSTEMON barbatus 'Elfin Pink'

Yucca filamentosa

7.2 Common Name

Beardlip Penstemon, Elfin Pink Penstemon

Adam's needle, common yucca, Spanish bayonet, bear-grass, needle-palm, silk-grass, and spoon-leaf yucca

7.2.1 In Hindi

Elfin Pink Penstemon

Adam's needle

7.2.2 In German

Elfin Pink Penstemon

Fädige Palmlilie

7.2.3 In French

Elfin Pink Penstemon

Yucca filamentosa

7.2.4 In Spanish

Elfin Pink Penstemon

Yucca filamentosa

7.2.5 In Greek

Elfin Pink Penstemon

Adam's Needle

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Elfin Penstemon -de-rosa

Adam's Needle

7.2.7 In Polish

Elfin Różowy Penstemon

Jukka karolińska

7.2.8 In Latin

Elfin Pink Penstemon

Adam's Needle

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Liliales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Agavaceae

8.6 Genus

Penstemon

Yucca

8.7 Clade

Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Agavoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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250

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Properties of Elfin Pink Penstemon and Adam's Needle

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

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Season and Care of Elfin Pink Penstemon and Adam's Needle

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

Elfin Pink Penstemon and Adam's Needle Physical Information

Elfin Pink Penstemon and Adam's Needle physical information is very important for comparison. Elfin Pink Penstemon height is 25.40 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Adam's Needle height is 45.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Elfin Pink Penstemon and Adam's Needle are as follows:

Elfin Pink Penstemon flower color: Pink
Elfin Pink Penstemon leaf color: Green
Adam's Needle flower color: White
Adam's Needle leaf color: Green

Care of Elfin Pink Penstemon and Adam's Needle

Care of Elfin Pink Penstemon and Adam's Needle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. 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 and Adam's Needle pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Elfin Pink Penstemon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Adam's Needle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.