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Yellow Onion
Yellow Onion

Firecracker Penstemon
Firecracker Penstemon



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About Yellow Onion and Firecracker Penstemon

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Flowering Plants

Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia, India
Southwestern United States, California

Types

Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle
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Number of Varieties

10040
0 40000
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Habitat

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods
Dry areas, meadows

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99994-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

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9-1

Sunset Zone

21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21

Habit

Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm61.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.00 cm25.40 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Purple, Black
Crimson

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Pink, Light Pink
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Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

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Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblovate
Oblong

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer
Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

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Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
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Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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Do Not over Water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry

In Summer

Average Water
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

-
Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

Fertilizers

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

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Insects

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Flies
Hummingbirds

Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting
Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
Burns, Snakebite, Stomach aliments

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root
Whole plant

Other Uses

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Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa 'Granex'
PENSTEMON eatonii

Common Name

Garden Onion, Yellow Onion
Firecracker Penstemon

In Hindi

Hydrangea
Firecracker penstemon

In German

Hortensie
Kracher penstemon

In French

Hortensia
Firecracker penstemon

In Spanish

Hortensia
Penstemon del petardo

In Greek

υδραγεία
πυροτέχνημα penstemon

In Portuguese

Hortênsia
Penstemon do foguete

In Polish

Hortensja
petarda penstemon

In Latin

Hibiscus
Firecracker Persicaria

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

-
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Class

-
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Order

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Lamiales

Family

Liliaceae
Scrophulariaceae

Genus

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Penstemon

Clade

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Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
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Subfamily

-
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Number of Species

100250
1 27800
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Properties of Yellow Onion and Firecracker Penstemon

Wondering what are the properties of Yellow Onion and Firecracker Penstemon? We provide you with everything About Yellow Onion and Firecracker Penstemon. Yellow Onion doesn't have thorns and Firecracker Penstemon doesn't have thorns. Also Yellow Onion does not have fragrant flowers. Yellow Onion has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting and Firecracker Penstemon has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, 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 Yellow Onion and Firecracker Penstemon and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Yellow Onion and Firecracker Penstemon

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

Yellow Onion and Firecracker Penstemon Physical Information

Yellow Onion and Firecracker Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Yellow Onion height is 10.20 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Firecracker Penstemon height is 61.00 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Yellow Onion and Firecracker Penstemon are as follows:

  • Yellow Onion flower color: Purple and Black

  • Yellow Onion leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Yellow green

  • Firecracker Penstemon flower color: Crimson

  • Firecracker Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Yellow Onion and Firecracker Penstemon

Care of Yellow Onion and Firecracker Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Yellow Onion 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 Yellow Onion needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Firecracker Penstemon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.