Mayapple

Elfin Pink Penstemon

About Mayapple and Elfin Pink Penstemon

Mayapple

Elfin Pink Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

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

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

not available

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Mixed deciduous forest, shaded fields, shaded moist road banks, shaded riverbanks

Alpine Meadows, moist forests, Open areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-94-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-2

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7

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

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.50 cm25.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Pink

Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow

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

Palmate

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Root Division, Seedlings

Layering, Root Division, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

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

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade, Full 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

Pest Free, 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

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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

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

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

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

antihelmintic, cathartic, Emetic, malignant neoplasms, Stomach pain

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Rhizomes, Root

Not Applicable

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, deer resistant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Wildflower

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PODOPHYLLUM peltatum

PENSTEMON barbatus 'Elfin Pink'

7.2 Common Name

American Mandrake, Mayapple

Beardlip Penstemon, Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.1 In Hindi

अमेरिकी विषैला पौधा

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.2 In German

amerikanisch Alraune

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.3 In French

mandrake américain

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.4 In Spanish

mandrágora americana

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.5 In Greek

american μανδραγόρα

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

mandrake americano

Elfin Penstemon -de-rosa

7.2.7 In Polish

amerykański mandragory

Elfin Różowy Penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

Latin mandragoras

Elfin Pink Penstemon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ranunculales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Berberidaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Podophyllum

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA250

1 27800

Properties of Mayapple and Elfin Pink Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Mayapple and Elfin Pink Penstemon

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

Mayapple and Elfin Pink Penstemon Physical Information

Mayapple and Elfin Pink Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Mayapple height is 30.50 cm and width Not Available whereas Elfin Pink Penstemon height is 25.40 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Mayapple and Elfin Pink Penstemon are as follows:

Mayapple flower color: White and Light Pink
Mayapple leaf color: Green
Elfin Pink Penstemon flower color: Pink
Elfin Pink Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Mayapple and Elfin Pink Penstemon

Care of Mayapple and Elfin Pink Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Mayapple 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 Mayapple 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.