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Firecracker Penstemon and Cucumber


What is

Life Span
Annual  
Perennial  

Type
Vegetable  
Flowering Plants  

Origin
Southern Asia  
Southwestern United States, California  

Types
Slicing, Pickling and burpless  
-  

Number of Varieties
3  
99+
40  
99+

Habitat
Floodplains, Wet forest  
Dry areas, meadows  

USDA Hardiness Zone
7-8  
4-9  

AHS Heat Zone
12-1  
9-1  

Sunset Zone
A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 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
Vining/Climbing  
Clump-Forming  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
15.20 cm  
99+
61.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
180.00 cm  
99+
25.40 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Yellow, Gold  
Crimson  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green, Yellow green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped  
Oblong  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Summer, Fall  
Summer  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Very Fast  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Loam  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Neutral  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate  
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
Yes  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
-  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting  
Seedlings, Stem Planting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season  
Do Not over Water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Neutral  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Loam  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots  
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost, organic fertlizers  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount  

Pests and Diseases
Anthracnose, Bacteria wilt, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Leaf spot  
Insects  

Plant Tolerance
Cold climate  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
No  

Edible Fruit
Yes  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Coarse  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
No  

Attracts
Ants, Birds, Flying insects, Insects, Rats, Squirrels  
Hummingbirds  

Allergy
Throat itching  
Asthma  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, Combats Stress, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Inflammation  
Burns, Snakebite, Stomach aliments  

Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds  
Whole plant  

Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties  
Used as Ornamental plant  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
CUCUMIS sativus 'Diva'  
PENSTEMON eatonii  

Common Name
Cucumber  
Firecracker Penstemon  

In Hindi
खीरा  
Firecracker penstemon  

In German
Gurke  
Kracher penstemon  

In French
concombre  
Firecracker penstemon  

In Spanish
Pepino  
Penstemon del petardo  

In Greek
αγγούρι  
πυροτέχνημα penstemon  

In Portuguese
pepino  
Penstemon do foguete  

In Polish
ogórek  
petarda penstemon  

In Latin
cucumeris  
Firecracker Persicaria  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Tracheophyta  
-  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
-  

Order
Cucurbitales  
Lamiales  

Family
Cucurbitaceae  
Scrophulariaceae  

Genus
Cucumis  
Penstemon  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
Melothrieae  
-  

Subfamily
Cucurbitoideae  
-  

Number of Species
3  
250  
99+

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Difference Between Cucumber and Firecracker Penstemon

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Importance of Cucumber and Firecracker Penstemon

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Cucumber and Firecracker Penstemon. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Cucumber and Firecracker Penstemon as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Cucumber is anti-cancer, Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, Combats Stress, Improve heart health, Indigestion and Inflammation whereas of Firecracker Penstemon is Burns, Snakebite and Stomach aliments. Cucumber has beauty benefits as follows: while Firecracker Penstemon has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Cucumber vs Firecracker Penstemon

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Cucumber vs Firecracker Penstemon and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Cucumber are Throat itching whereas of Firecracker Penstemon have Asthma respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Cucumber has showy fruits and Firecracker Penstemon has no showy fruits. Also Cucumber is not flowering and Firecracker Penstemon is not flowering . You can compare Cucumber and Firecracker Penstemon facts and facts of other plants too.

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