Kaffir Lime

Elfin Pink Penstemon

About Kaffir Lime and Elfin Pink Penstemon

Kaffir Lime

Elfin Pink Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Deep, gardens, old gardens, Well Drained

Alpine Meadows, moist forests, Open areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-114-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

180.00 cm25.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

240.00 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Green, Yellow green

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Layering, Root Division, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Water Deeply

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

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Thinning

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

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K, can go long without fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Armored scales, Fomes root rot, Mites, Red blotch

chrysanthemum eelworms, Slugs, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Drought, Heat And Humidity

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

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

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai

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

Blood purifier, Digestion problems, Digestive disorders

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Not Applicable

6.2.3 Other Uses

Making Shampoo, Used as insect repellent

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, deer resistant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CITRUS hystrix

PENSTEMON barbatus 'Elfin Pink'

7.2 Common Name

Kaffir Lime, Makrut

Beardlip Penstemon, Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.1 In Hindi

काफ़िर लाइम

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Kaffernlimette

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.3 In French

combava

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.4 In Spanish

cafre

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.5 In Greek

Καφρός Lime

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Kaffir Lime

Elfin Penstemon -de-rosa

7.2.7 In Polish

kaffir wapno

Elfin Różowy Penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

Cafres Lime

Elfin Pink Penstemon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Citrus

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA250

1 27800

Properties of Kaffir Lime and Elfin Pink Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Kaffir Lime and Elfin Pink Penstemon

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

Kaffir Lime and Elfin Pink Penstemon Physical Information

Kaffir Lime and Elfin Pink Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Kaffir Lime height is 180.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Elfin Pink Penstemon height is 25.40 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Kaffir Lime and Elfin Pink Penstemon are as follows:

Kaffir Lime flower color: White
Kaffir Lime leaf color: Green
Elfin Pink Penstemon flower color: Pink
Elfin Pink Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Kaffir Lime and Elfin Pink Penstemon

Care of Kaffir Lime and Elfin Pink Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kaffir Lime pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Thinning 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 Kaffir Lime 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.