San Pedro

Elfin Pink Penstemon

About San Pedro and Elfin Pink Penstemon

San Pedro

Elfin Pink Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America, Brazil

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not available

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

shrublands

Alpine Meadows, moist forests, Open areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-154-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

12, 13, 16, 17, 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

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm25.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

15.20 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Rose

Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Succulent

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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?

Cuttings

Layering, Root Division, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Keep immersed in water, Requires more often in extreme heat

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, Alkaline

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, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune to stimulate growth

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

4.8 Fertilizers

6-12-12 or 5-10-10

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Mealybugs, Red spider mite, Scale insects, Slugs, Snails

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

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

drowsiness, Nausea, Vomiting

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Decorating walls, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

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

Aphrodisiac, Tonic

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

extracted oil

Not Applicable

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping

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, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ECHINOPSIS pachanoi

PENSTEMON barbatus 'Elfin Pink'

7.2 Common Name

San Pedro

Beardlip Penstemon, Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.1 In Hindi

सैन पेड्रो

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Echinopsis pachanoi

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.3 In French

Echinopsis pachanoi

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Echinopsis pachanoi

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.5 In Greek

San Pedro κάκτος

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Wachuma

Elfin Penstemon -de-rosa

7.2.7 In Polish

San pedro (kaktus)

Elfin Różowy Penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

San Pedro

Elfin Pink Penstemon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Echinopsis

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Trichocereeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA250

1 27800

Properties of San Pedro and Elfin Pink Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of San Pedro and Elfin Pink Penstemon

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

San Pedro and Elfin Pink Penstemon Physical Information

San Pedro and Elfin Pink Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. San Pedro height is 30.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Elfin Pink Penstemon height is 25.40 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of San Pedro and Elfin Pink Penstemon are as follows:

San Pedro flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange and Rose
San Pedro leaf color: Not Available
Elfin Pink Penstemon flower color: Pink
Elfin Pink Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of San Pedro and Elfin Pink Penstemon

Care of San Pedro and Elfin Pink Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. San Pedro pruning is done Prune to stimulate growth 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 San Pedro 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.