Elfin Pink Penstemon

Christmas Fern

About Elfin Pink Penstemon and Christmas Fern

Elfin Pink Penstemon

Christmas Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Fern

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

North America, Northeastern United States

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Alpine Meadows, moist forests, Open areas

Boggy areas, By seashore, Coastal Regions, Moist woods, Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

3-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

8-1

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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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30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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20.30 cm

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45.70 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink

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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

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Pollution

Drought, Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Layering, Root Division, Stem Cutting

Divison, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

chrysanthemum eelworms, Slugs, Snails

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

None

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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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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48% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Unknown

Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Beautification, Landscape Designing, 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

Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Applicable

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, deer resistant

Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Fern Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

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

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PENSTEMON barbatus 'Elfin Pink'

POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides

7.2 Common Name

Beardlip Penstemon, Elfin Pink Penstemon

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7.2.1 In Hindi

Elfin Pink Penstemon

Christmas Fern

7.2.2 In German

Elfin Pink Penstemon

Christmas Fern

7.2.3 In French

Elfin Pink Penstemon

polystic faux-acrostic

7.2.4 In Spanish

Elfin Pink Penstemon

Christmas Fern

7.2.5 In Greek

Elfin Pink Penstemon

Christmas Fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Elfin Penstemon -de-rosa

Christmas Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Elfin Różowy Penstemon

Christmas Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

Elfin Pink Penstemon

Christmas Fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

Filicinophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Filicales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Dryopteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Penstemon

Polystichum

8.7 Clade

Asterids, Eudicots

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8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Elfin Pink Penstemon and Christmas Fern

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

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Season and Care of Elfin Pink Penstemon and Christmas Fern

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

Elfin Pink Penstemon and Christmas Fern Physical Information

Elfin Pink Penstemon and Christmas Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Elfin Pink Penstemon height is 25.40 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Elfin Pink Penstemon and Christmas Fern are as follows:

Elfin Pink Penstemon flower color: Pink
Elfin Pink Penstemon leaf color: Green
Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available
Christmas Fern leaf color: Green

Care of Elfin Pink Penstemon and Christmas Fern

Care of Elfin Pink Penstemon and Christmas Fern 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 Christmas Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Elfin Pink Penstemon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Christmas Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.