Pohutukawa

Firecracker Penstemon

About Pohutukawa and Firecracker Penstemon

Pohutukawa

Firecracker Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

New Zealand

Southwestern United States, California

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions, hedge rows, Woodlands

Dry areas, meadows

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-124-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24

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

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

910.00 cm61.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cm25.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Crimson

Crimson

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown, Sandy Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Dark Green, Gray

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green, Gray

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green, Gray

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Gray

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Acicular

Oblong

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

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

Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

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

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

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Insects

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

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Used as Christmas tree, Used for making hedges

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Dysentry

Burns, Snakebite, Stomach aliments

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Wood

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Application in Furniture

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

METROSIDEROS excelsa

PENSTEMON eatonii

7.2 Common Name

New Zealand Christmas Tree, Pohutukawa

Firecracker Penstemon

7.2.1 In Hindi

pohutukawa

Firecracker penstemon

7.2.2 In German

pohutukawa

Kracher penstemon

7.2.3 In French

pohutukawa

Firecracker penstemon

7.2.4 In Spanish

pohutukawa

Penstemon del petardo

7.2.5 In Greek

pohutukawa

πυροτέχνημα penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

pohutukawa

Penstemon do foguete

7.2.7 In Polish

pohutukawa

petarda penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

pohutukawa

Firecracker Persicaria

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

8.3 Class

Not Available

8.4 Order

Myrtales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Myrtaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Metrosideros

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

12NA

1 27800

Properties of Pohutukawa and Firecracker Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Pohutukawa and Firecracker Penstemon

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

Pohutukawa and Firecracker Penstemon Physical Information

Pohutukawa and Firecracker Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Pohutukawa height is 910.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Firecracker Penstemon height is 61.00 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Pohutukawa and Firecracker Penstemon are as follows:

Pohutukawa flower color: Red and Crimson
Pohutukawa leaf color: Light Green, Dark Green and Gray
Firecracker Penstemon flower color: Crimson
Firecracker Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Pohutukawa and Firecracker Penstemon

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