Wild Lilac

Elfin Pink Penstemon

About Wild Lilac and Elfin Pink Penstemon

Wild Lilac

Elfin Pink Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin, Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

New Jersey tea,Maritime ceanothus,Ceanothus connivens

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Rocky Mountains, Scrubs

Alpine Meadows, moist forests, Open areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-84-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-6

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 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

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

120.00 cm25.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

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

Lemon yellow

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Bronze

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Club - shaped

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Pollution

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings

Layering, Root Division, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water

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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available, Red blotch

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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Formal Garden

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

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Not Applicable

6.2.3 Other Uses

Basketary

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, deer resistant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CEANOTHUS 'Concha'

PENSTEMON barbatus 'Elfin Pink'

7.2 Common Name

Wild lilac

Beardlip Penstemon, Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.1 In Hindi

Wild Lilac

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Säckelblumen

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.3 In French

Wild Lilac

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ceanothus

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.5 In Greek

Wild Lilac

Elfin Pink Penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Ceanothus

Elfin Penstemon -de-rosa

7.2.7 In Polish

Wild Lilac

Elfin Różowy Penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

Wild Lilac

Elfin Pink Penstemon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rosales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Rhamnaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Ceanothus

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

50250

1 27800

Properties of Wild Lilac and Elfin Pink Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Wild Lilac and Elfin Pink Penstemon

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

Wild Lilac and Elfin Pink Penstemon Physical Information

Wild Lilac and Elfin Pink Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Wild Lilac height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Elfin Pink Penstemon height is 25.40 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Wild Lilac and Elfin Pink Penstemon are as follows:

Wild Lilac flower color: White
Wild Lilac leaf color: Lemon yellow
Elfin Pink Penstemon flower color: Pink
Elfin Pink Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Wild Lilac and Elfin Pink Penstemon

Care of Wild Lilac and Elfin Pink Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Wild Lilac pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves 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 Wild Lilac 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.