Sapodilla

Firecracker Penstemon

About Sapodilla and Firecracker Penstemon

Sapodilla

Firecracker Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin, Mexico, Central America, South America

Southwestern United States, California

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions

Dry areas, meadows

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-15

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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150.00 cm

Rank: 87 (Overall)▶

61.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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60.00 cm

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25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Crimson

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Oblong

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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28% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs more water during establishment

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

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness

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

4.8 Fertilizers

14-14-14 Fertilizer, Compost

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Anthracnose, Aphids, Red blotch, Rust

Insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction

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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35% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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4% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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6% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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48% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Not Available, Squirrels

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Stomach pain, Vomiting

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Used in parkland

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Anti-ageing, Blackheads, Reduce Bruises

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Shadow Tree, Soil protection

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Dehydration, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Nutrients, Weight loss

Burns, Snakebite, Stomach aliments

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Food for animals, Showy Purposes

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Manilkara zapota

PENSTEMON eatonii

7.2 Common Name

sapodilla , chikoo, Sapota

Firecracker Penstemon

7.2.1 In Hindi

चीकू

Firecracker penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Breiapfelbaum

Kracher penstemon

7.2.3 In French

Sapotillier

Firecracker penstemon

7.2.4 In Spanish

chicle

Penstemon del petardo

7.2.5 In Greek

sapodilla

πυροτέχνημα penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

sapodilla

Penstemon do foguete

7.2.7 In Polish

Pigwica właściwa, sapodilla

petarda penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

sapodilla

Firecracker Persicaria

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Ericales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Sapotaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Abelia

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Sapoteae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Sapotoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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134

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Properties of Sapodilla and Firecracker Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Sapodilla and Firecracker Penstemon

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

Sapodilla and Firecracker Penstemon Physical Information

Sapodilla and Firecracker Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Sapodilla height is 150.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Firecracker Penstemon height is 61.00 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Sapodilla and Firecracker Penstemon are as follows:

Sapodilla flower color: Yellow
Sapodilla leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Firecracker Penstemon flower color: Crimson
Firecracker Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Sapodilla and Firecracker Penstemon

Care of Sapodilla and Firecracker Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sapodilla pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness 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 Sapodilla 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.