Firecracker Penstemon

Engelmann Spruce

About Firecracker Penstemon and Engelmann Spruce

Firecracker Penstemon

Engelmann Spruce

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, California

North America, United States, Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada

1.4 Types

Not Available

mexicana , white spruce

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 90 (Overall)▶

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1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, meadows

Alpine Meadows

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

3-7

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

7-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Pyramidal

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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61.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

1,830.00 cm

Rank: 22 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

460.00 cm

Rank: 43 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Crimson

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Light brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Blue Green, Steel Blue

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Blue Green, Steel Blue

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Blue Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblong

Long hair-like leaves

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

reseeds, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry

Do not water excessively

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Insects

Needle rust

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Light Frost

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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52% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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9% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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No Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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65% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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41% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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58% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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26% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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4% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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No Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

5.9 Invasive

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6% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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No Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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48% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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26% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Woodland margins

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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None

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Burns, Snakebite, Stomach aliments

Unknown

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

guitar making, Used as Christmas Tree

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PENSTEMON eatonii

PICEA engelmannii

7.2 Common Name

Firecracker Penstemon

mountain spruce

7.2.1 In Hindi

Firecracker penstemon

Engelmann spruce

7.2.2 In German

Kracher penstemon

Engelmann spruce

7.2.3 In French

Firecracker penstemon

Engelmann spruce

7.2.4 In Spanish

Penstemon del petardo

Engelmann spruce

7.2.5 In Greek

πυροτέχνημα penstemon

Engelmann spruce

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Penstemon do foguete

Engelmann spruce

7.2.7 In Polish

petarda penstemon

Engelmann spruce

7.2.8 In Latin

Firecracker Persicaria

Engelmann spruce

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Pinophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Pinales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Pinaceae

8.6 Genus

Penstemon

Picea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Firecracker Penstemon and Engelmann Spruce

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

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Season and Care of Firecracker Penstemon and Engelmann Spruce

Season and care of Firecracker Penstemon and Engelmann Spruce is important to know. While considering everything about Firecracker Penstemon and Engelmann Spruce Care, growing season is an essential factor. Firecracker Penstemon season is Summer and Engelmann Spruce season is Summer. The type of soil for Firecracker Penstemon is Loam, Sand and for Engelmann Spruce is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Firecracker Penstemon is Neutral, Alkaline and for Engelmann Spruce is Acidic, Neutral.

Firecracker Penstemon and Engelmann Spruce Physical Information

Firecracker Penstemon and Engelmann Spruce physical information is very important for comparison. Firecracker Penstemon height is 61.00 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Engelmann Spruce height is 1,830.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Firecracker Penstemon and Engelmann Spruce are as follows:

Firecracker Penstemon flower color: Crimson
Firecracker Penstemon leaf color: Green
Engelmann Spruce flower color: Not Available
Engelmann Spruce leaf color: Blue Green and Steel Blue

Care of Firecracker Penstemon and Engelmann Spruce

Care of Firecracker Penstemon and Engelmann Spruce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Firecracker Penstemon pruning is done No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads and Engelmann Spruce pruning is done Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Firecracker Penstemon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Engelmann Spruce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.