Elfin Pink Penstemon

Foxtail Barley

About Elfin Pink Penstemon and Foxtail Barley

Elfin Pink Penstemon

Foxtail Barley

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Grass

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Alpine Meadows, moist forests, Open areas

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Not Available

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

25.40 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink

Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Vertical

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Pollution

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Layering, Root Division, Stem Cutting

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

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

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

No need to prune

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

chrysanthemum eelworms, Slugs, Snails

wheat rust

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Not Available

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Unknown

Pollen

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

✔ ✘

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

Swollen eyelids

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Applicable

Root, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, deer resistant

Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as a cereal in making bread, porridge

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PENSTEMON barbatus 'Elfin Pink'

HORDEUM jubatum

7.2 Common Name

Beardlip Penstemon, Elfin Pink Penstemon

Foxtail Barley, Wild Barley

7.2.1 In Hindi

Elfin Pink Penstemon

Foxtail Barley

7.2.2 In German

Elfin Pink Penstemon

Mähnengerste

7.2.3 In French

Elfin Pink Penstemon

Foxtail Barley

7.2.4 In Spanish

Elfin Pink Penstemon

La cebada de cola de zorra

7.2.5 In Greek

Elfin Pink Penstemon

αλωπέκουρου Κριθάρι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Elfin Penstemon -de-rosa

Foxtail Barley

7.2.7 In Polish

Elfin Różowy Penstemon

włośnica Jęczmień

7.2.8 In Latin

Elfin Pink Penstemon

Hordeum foxtail

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Penstemon

Hordeum

8.7 Clade

Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Hordeeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Pooideae

8.10 Number of Species

250NA

1 27800

Properties of Elfin Pink Penstemon and Foxtail Barley

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

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Season and Care of Elfin Pink Penstemon and Foxtail Barley

Season and care of Elfin Pink Penstemon and Foxtail Barley is important to know. While considering everything about Elfin Pink Penstemon and Foxtail Barley Care, growing season is an essential factor. Elfin Pink Penstemon season is Spring and Summer and Foxtail Barley season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Elfin Pink Penstemon is Loam, Sand and for Foxtail Barley is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Elfin Pink Penstemon is Neutral, Alkaline and for Foxtail Barley is Not Available.

Elfin Pink Penstemon and Foxtail Barley Physical Information

Elfin Pink Penstemon and Foxtail Barley physical information is very important for comparison. Elfin Pink Penstemon height is 25.40 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Foxtail Barley height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Elfin Pink Penstemon and Foxtail Barley are as follows:

Elfin Pink Penstemon flower color: Pink
Elfin Pink Penstemon leaf color: Green
Foxtail Barley flower color: Green
Foxtail Barley leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Elfin Pink Penstemon and Foxtail Barley

Care of Elfin Pink Penstemon and Foxtail Barley 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 Foxtail Barley pruning is done No need to prune. In summer Elfin Pink Penstemon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Foxtail Barley needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.