1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Houseplant, Tender Perennial
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Central America, South America
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, North-Central United States, Central United States
1.4 Types
not available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Tropical regions
Fields, open Woodlands, Wood Margins
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H2
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Not Available
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
White, Light Pink
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
White, Dark Green, Light Yellow
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Lance-shaped to oblong
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Drought, Salt
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Budding, Stem Planting
Root Division, Seedlings, Softwood cuttings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Regular watering required
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Ample Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Complete balanced fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Leaf spot, Root rot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Hummingbirds
Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Borders, Wild gardens
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Increases moisture in air, Indoor Air Purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
Tooth ache
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Air freshner, Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Tropical
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CALATHEA zebrina
PENSTEMON digitalis 'Husker Red'
7.2 Common Name
Zebra Plant
Husker Red Penstemon, Talus Slope Penstemon
7.2.1 In Hindi
Zebra Plant
Talus Slope Penstemon
7.2.2 In German
Zebra Plant
Gehängeschutt Penstemon
7.2.3 In French
Zebra usine
Talus Slope Penstemon
7.2.4 In Spanish
Zebra Plant
Astrágalo pendiente Penstemon
7.2.5 In Greek
Zebra Εργοστάσιο
Αστράγαλος Κλίση Penstemon
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Planta da zebra
Talus Penstemon Slope
7.2.7 In Polish
Zebra roślin
Talus Slope Penstemon
7.2.8 In Latin
ferus Planta
Talus Clivo Persicaria
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Marantaceae
Scrophulariaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species