Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vines
Flowering Plants
Origin
Africa, South America, Southeast Asia
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Types
Oriental Bittersweet, American Bittersweet
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Number of Varieties
5025
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40000
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Habitat
All sorts of environments
Alpine Meadows, moist forests, Open areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-124-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
9-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 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
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
3,050.00 cm25.40 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
1,520.00 cm20.30 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Green, Light Yellow, Yellow green
Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Yellow, Red
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Round with toothed margin
Long Linear
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Winter
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Drought, Salt
Pollution
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Layering, Root Division, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently
Average Water Needs, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove dead branches
cut main flower spike, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, remove old stems before spring
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Does not require fertilizer once established
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Leaf rust, Thripes
chrysanthemum eelworms, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Sun
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
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✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
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Attracts
Fruit Bats, Hummingbirds
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
Chest Pain, Inflammation, Skin rash, Vomiting
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Ornamental use, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Skin cleanser
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Food for birds, Suppresses or replaces native plants
Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antibacterial, antimicrobial, Antispasmodic
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Part of Plant Used
Seeds
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Other Uses
Application in Handicrafts, Used as a nemiticide, Used for its medicinal properties
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, deer resistant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Celastrus orbiculatus
PENSTEMON barbatus 'Elfin Pink'
Common Name
Oriental bittersweet, Asian bittersweet
Beardlip Penstemon, Elfin Pink Penstemon
In Hindi
Asian bittersweet
Elfin Pink Penstemon
In German
Rundblättriger Baumwürger
Elfin Pink Penstemon
In French
Asian bittersweet
Elfin Pink Penstemon
In Spanish
Asian bittersweet
Elfin Pink Penstemon
In Greek
Asian bittersweet
Elfin Pink Penstemon
In Portuguese
Asian bittersweet
Elfin Penstemon -de-rosa
In Polish
Dławisz okrągłolistny
Elfin Różowy Penstemon
In Latin
Asian bittersweet
Elfin Pink Penstemon
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Celastrales
Lamiales
Family
Celastraceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Celastrus
Penstemon
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Celastroideae
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Number of Species
40250
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27800
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