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Texas Bluebonnet
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About Texas Bluebonnet and Firecracker Penstemon

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
Perennial
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Texas
Southwestern United States, California
1.4 Types
Ornamental Plant
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
NANA
About Elderberry
0 40000
1.5 Habitat
Roadsides, Sandy areas
Dry areas, meadows
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
3-84-9
Bamboo
0 99
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
9-1
1.8 Sunset Zone
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
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
25.40 cm61.00 cm
About Cyclamen
0.54 3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
20.30 cm25.40 cm
About Evening Primrose
0.1 6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Blue, Purple
Crimson
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Sea Green
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Palmate
Oblong
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring
Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Bedding, Container, Ground
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Medium
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
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
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
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
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
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Asthma
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Burns, Snakebite, Stomach aliments
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Animal Feed, Culinary use, Showy Purposes
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Hanging Basket
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
LUPINUS subcarnosus
PENSTEMON eatonii
7.2 Common Name
Bluebonnet, Texas Bluebonnet
Firecracker Penstemon
7.2.1 In Hindi
texas bluebonnet
Firecracker penstemon
7.2.2 In German
texas Blaue Lupine
Kracher penstemon
7.2.3 In French
texas bluebonnet
Firecracker penstemon
7.2.4 In Spanish
texas Bluebonnet
Penstemon del petardo
7.2.5 In Greek
texas bluebonnet
πυροτέχνημα penstemon
7.2.6 In Portuguese
texas bluebonnet
Penstemon do foguete
7.2.7 In Polish
texas bluebonnet
petarda penstemon
7.2.8 In Latin
Texas lory
Firecracker Persicaria
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Not Available
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Not Available
8.4 Order
Fabales
Lamiales
8.5 Family
Fabaceae
Scrophulariaceae
8.6 Genus
Lupinus
Penstemon
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Genisteae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Faboideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
NANA
About Calla Lily
1 27800

Properties of Texas Bluebonnet and Firecracker Penstemon

Wondering what are the properties of Texas Bluebonnet and Firecracker Penstemon? We provide you with everything About Texas Bluebonnet and Firecracker Penstemon. Texas Bluebonnet doesn't have thorns and Firecracker Penstemon doesn't have thorns. Also Texas Bluebonnet does not have fragrant flowers. Texas Bluebonnet 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 Texas Bluebonnet and Firecracker Penstemon and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Texas Bluebonnet and Firecracker Penstemon

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

Texas Bluebonnet and Firecracker Penstemon Physical Information

Texas Bluebonnet and Firecracker Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Texas Bluebonnet height is 25.40 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Firecracker Penstemon height is 61.00 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Texas Bluebonnet and Firecracker Penstemon are as follows:

  • Texas Bluebonnet flower color: White, Blue and Purple

  • Texas Bluebonnet leaf color: Green and Sea Green

  • Firecracker Penstemon flower color: Crimson

  • Firecracker Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Texas Bluebonnet and Firecracker Penstemon

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