1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
open Woodlands, sandy seeps
Alpine Meadows, moist forests, Open areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
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
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
90.00 cm25.40 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
90.00 cm20.30 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Lemon yellow
Pink
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Black, Dark Brown, Tan
Brown
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
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Hardwood Cuttings, Stem Cutting
Layering, Root Division, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively, Does not require lot of watering
Average Water Needs, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
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, Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Available, Red blotch
chrysanthemum eelworms, Slugs, Snails
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Dry soil, Pests and diseases, Wet Site
Drought
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
Butterflies
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bog Garden
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Ornamental use, Water gardening
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
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
Antirheumatic, Black Dyes, Diuretic
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Fibre, Repellent, Used as a dye, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, deer resistant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CYTISUS 'Lena'
PENSTEMON barbatus 'Elfin Pink'
7.2 Common Name
Broom
Beardlip Penstemon, Elfin Pink Penstemon
7.2.1 In Hindi
Broom
Elfin Pink Penstemon
7.2.2 In German
Besen
Elfin Pink Penstemon
7.2.3 In French
balai
Elfin Pink Penstemon
7.2.4 In Spanish
escoba
Elfin Pink Penstemon
7.2.5 In Greek
σκούπα
Elfin Pink Penstemon
7.2.6 In Portuguese
vassoura
Elfin Penstemon -de-rosa
7.2.7 In Polish
miotła
Elfin Różowy Penstemon
7.2.8 In Latin
iuniperorum
Elfin Pink Penstemon
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Fabaceae
Scrophulariaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species