1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
World/Pandemic, Europe, Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Alpine Meadows, moist forests, Open areas
Cultivated Beds, gardens
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Not Available
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
25.40 cm10.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
20.30 cm15.20 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
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
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Oval to egg shaped
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Not Available
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
No Shade, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring, Late Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Layering, Root Division, Stem Cutting
Root Division, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not 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
Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Moist, Well drained
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Moist, Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
No Shade, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
cut main flower spike, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, remove old stems before spring
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove deadheads
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
chrysanthemum eelworms, Slugs, Snails
Not Available
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, Butterflies
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Unknown
no allergic reactions
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Ornamental use, Water gardening
Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Purgative, Styptic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Applicable
Flowers, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, deer resistant
Employed in herbal medicine, Used in Homeopathy
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Groundcover
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PENSTEMON barbatus 'Elfin Pink'
LAMIUM purpureum
7.2 Common Name
Beardlip Penstemon, Elfin Pink Penstemon
Purple Archangel, Purple Deadnettle, Red Deadnettle
7.2.1 In Hindi
Elfin Pink Penstemon
Purple Deadnettle
7.2.2 In German
Elfin Pink Penstemon
Lila Taubnessel
7.2.3 In French
Elfin Pink Penstemon
Violet Ortie blanche
7.2.4 In Spanish
Elfin Pink Penstemon
Púrpura Deadnettle
7.2.5 In Greek
Elfin Pink Penstemon
μωβ Deadnettle
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Elfin Penstemon -de-rosa
Roxo Deadnettle
7.2.7 In Polish
Elfin Różowy Penstemon
Jasnota purpurowa
7.2.8 In Latin
Elfin Pink Penstemon
Purpura Deadnettle
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Scrophulariaceae
Lamiaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species