About Elfin Pink Penstemon

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants

Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Number of Varieties

Rank: 90 (Overall)

0 40000

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Habitat

Alpine Meadows, moist forests, Open areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Thorns

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5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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41% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Tolerances

Pollution

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Layering, Root Division, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

chrysanthemum eelworms, Slugs, Snails

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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3% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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51% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

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6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Showy Bark

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No - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants has it !

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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8% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Invasive

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5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

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54% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Other Uses

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, deer resistant

Used As Indoor Plant

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37% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PENSTEMON barbatus 'Elfin Pink'

Common Name

Beardlip Penstemon, Elfin Pink Penstemon

In Hindi

Elfin Pink Penstemon

In German

Elfin Pink Penstemon

In French

Elfin Pink Penstemon

In Spanish

Elfin Pink Penstemon

In Greek

Elfin Pink Penstemon

In Portuguese

Elfin Penstemon -de-rosa

In Polish

Elfin Różowy Penstemon

In Latin

Elfin Pink Penstemon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Penstemon

Clade

Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

250

Rank: 63 (Overall)

1 27800

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Properties of Elfin Pink Penstemon

Want to know the properties of Elfin Pink Penstemon? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Elfin Pink Penstemon is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Elfin Pink Penstemon Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use:

Part of plant used:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Elfin Pink Penstemon Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Elfin Pink Penstemon. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Elfin Pink Penstemon physical information is as follows: 25.40 cm tall and 20.30 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Long Linear. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Pink

Leaf color: Green

Care of Elfin Pink Penstemon

Taking Elfin Pink Penstemon Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Elfin Pink Penstemon include pruning, which should be done cut main flower spike, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and remove old stems before spring. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Elfin Pink Penstemon

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Elfin Pink Penstemon is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Elfin Pink Penstemon is a very important plant from Perennial Flowers. There are 25 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: -. This plant's habitat is Alpine Meadows, moist forests and Open areas and it comes in the hardiness zone 4-9. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.