Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrubs, Trees
Flowering Plants
Origin
Northeast Mexico, Southeastern United States
Southwestern United States, California
Types
Deciduous, Evergreen
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Number of Varieties
80040
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40000
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Habitat
Hillside, Slopes
Dry areas, meadows
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-114-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-1
Sunset Zone
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
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm61.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Crimson
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Dry, Loam, Sandy
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Slightly Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Dry
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Do Not over Water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Adequately
Lots of watering
In Spring
Average Water
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Dry, Loamy, Sandy
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Dry
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
-
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
-
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Healthy tree
Insects
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Flies
Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
Burns, Snakebite, Stomach aliments
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Whole plant
Other Uses
Food for animals, Food for insects
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Senegalia berlandieri
PENSTEMON eatonii
Common Name
Acacia
Firecracker Penstemon
In Hindi
Acacia
Firecracker penstemon
In German
Acacia
Kracher penstemon
In French
Acacia
Firecracker penstemon
In Spanish
Acacia
Penstemon del petardo
In Greek
Acacia
πυροτέχνημα penstemon
In Portuguese
Acacia
Penstemon do foguete
In Polish
Acacia
petarda penstemon
In Latin
Acacia
Firecracker Persicaria
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Fabales
Lamiales
Family
Fabaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Acacia
Penstemon
Clade
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Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Acacieae
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Subfamily
Mimosoideae
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Number of Species
1350250
1
27800
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