Gray Dogwood

Elfin Pink Penstemon

About Gray Dogwood and Elfin Pink Penstemon

Gray Dogwood

Elfin Pink Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dappled Shade, Hedge, hedge rows, Shady Edge

Alpine Meadows, moist forests, Open areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-84-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-3

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

1.9 Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

300.00 cm25.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

300.00 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Pale White

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Burgundy, Dark Red

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lance shaped

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Not Available

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Not Available

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Pollution

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Layering, Root Division, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

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

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

Not Available

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Available

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

chrysanthemum eelworms, Slugs, Snails

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

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

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

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Emetic, Febrifuge

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

extracted oil, Fruits

Not Applicable

6.2.3 Other Uses

Charcoal, Used as a dye, Used to make baskets

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, deer resistant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CORNUS racemosa

PENSTEMON barbatus 'Elfin Pink'

7.2 Common Name

Dogwood, Bloodtwig dogwood

Beardlip Penstemon, Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.1 In Hindi

Gray Dogwood

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Cornus racemosa

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.3 In French

Gray Dogwood

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cornus racemosa

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.5 In Greek

Gray Dogwood

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Gray Dogwood

Elfin Penstemon -de-rosa

7.2.7 In Polish

Gray Dogwood

Elfin Różowy Penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

Gray Dogwood

Elfin Pink Penstemon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cornales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Cornaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Cornus

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA250

1 27800

Properties of Gray Dogwood and Elfin Pink Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Gray Dogwood and Elfin Pink Penstemon

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

Gray Dogwood and Elfin Pink Penstemon Physical Information

Gray Dogwood and Elfin Pink Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Gray Dogwood height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Elfin Pink Penstemon height is 25.40 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Gray Dogwood and Elfin Pink Penstemon are as follows:

Gray Dogwood flower color: White
Gray Dogwood leaf color: Green, Blue Green and Gray Green
Elfin Pink Penstemon flower color: Pink
Elfin Pink Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Gray Dogwood and Elfin Pink Penstemon

Care of Gray Dogwood and Elfin Pink Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gray Dogwood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and 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. In summer Gray Dogwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Elfin Pink Penstemon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.