Elfin Pink Penstemon

Melampodium

About Elfin Pink Penstemon and Melampodium

Elfin Pink Penstemon

Melampodium

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

1.4 Types

Not Available

Perennials

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Alpine Meadows, moist forests, Open areas

Desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-92-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12 - 6

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

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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

25.40 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink

Yellow, Gold

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Sandy Brown

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

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Lobed

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

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

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Indeterminate

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

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

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

Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Well drained

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

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

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Unknown

Not Available

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Applicable

Flowers, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, deer resistant

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Bedding Plant, Container

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PENSTEMON barbatus 'Elfin Pink'

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

7.2 Common Name

Beardlip Penstemon, Elfin Pink Penstemon

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

7.2.1 In Hindi

Elfin Pink Penstemon

Melampodium

7.2.2 In German

Elfin Pink Penstemon

Melmpodiam

7.2.3 In French

Elfin Pink Penstemon

Melmpodiam

7.2.4 In Spanish

Elfin Pink Penstemon

Melmpodiam

7.2.5 In Greek

Elfin Pink Penstemon

Melmpodiam

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Elfin Penstemon -de-rosa

Melmpodiam

7.2.7 In Polish

Elfin Różowy Penstemon

Melmpodiam

7.2.8 In Latin

Elfin Pink Penstemon

Melmpodiam

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Penstemon

Melampodium

8.7 Clade

Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Millerieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Asteroideae

8.10 Number of Species

25039

1 27800

Properties of Elfin Pink Penstemon and Melampodium

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

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Season and Care of Elfin Pink Penstemon and Melampodium

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

Elfin Pink Penstemon and Melampodium Physical Information

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

Elfin Pink Penstemon flower color: Pink
Elfin Pink Penstemon leaf color: Green
Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green

Care of Elfin Pink Penstemon and Melampodium

Care of Elfin Pink Penstemon and Melampodium 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 Melampodium 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 Melampodium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.