Shallot

Firecracker Penstemon

About Shallot and Firecracker Penstemon

Shallot

Firecracker Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Asia

Southwestern United States, California

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Not Available

Dry areas, meadows

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

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

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.00 cm

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61.00 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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10.20 cm

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25.40 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Crimson

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Acicular

Oblong

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

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

Summer

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

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, 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

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive

Burns, Snakebite, Stomach aliments

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Used as a dye

Used as Ornamental plant

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, Herb / Vegetable

Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)

PENSTEMON eatonii

7.2 Common Name

Scallion, Shallot

Firecracker Penstemon

7.2.1 In Hindi

Shallot

Firecracker penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Schalotte

Kracher penstemon

7.2.3 In French

échalote

Firecracker penstemon

7.2.4 In Spanish

chalote

Penstemon del petardo

7.2.5 In Greek

είδος κρεμμυδιού

πυροτέχνημα penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Sallot

Penstemon do foguete

7.2.7 In Polish

Sallot

petarda penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

Sallot

Firecracker Persicaria

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

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8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

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8.4 Order

Asparagales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Shallot and Firecracker Penstemon

Wondering what are the properties of Shallot and Firecracker Penstemon? We provide you with everything About Shallot and Firecracker Penstemon. Shallot doesn't have thorns and Firecracker Penstemon doesn't have thorns. Also Shallot does not have fragrant flowers. Shallot has allergic reactions like Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane and Sinuses and Firecracker Penstemon has allergic reactions like Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane and Sinuses. 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 Shallot and Firecracker Penstemon and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Shallot and Firecracker Penstemon

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

Shallot and Firecracker Penstemon Physical Information

Shallot and Firecracker Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Shallot height is 30.00 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Firecracker Penstemon height is 61.00 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Shallot and Firecracker Penstemon are as follows:

Shallot flower color: White
Shallot leaf color: Green, Light Green
Firecracker Penstemon flower color: Crimson
Firecracker Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Shallot and Firecracker Penstemon

Care of Shallot and Firecracker Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Shallot 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 Shallot 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.