1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southwestern United States, California
Hybrid origin
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
3.4 Habitat
Dry areas, meadows
Grassland, low mountains, Semi desert, Woodlands
3.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
6.3 AHS Heat Zone
6.4 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
6.5 Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
7 Information
7.1 Plant Size
7.1.1 Minimum Height
61.00 cm90.00 cm
0.54
3900
8.10.1 Minimum Width
25.40 cm60.00 cm
0.1
6350
8.11 Plant Color
8.11.1 Flower Color
Crimson
Non Flowering Plant
8.11.2 Flower Color Modifier
8.11.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
8.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring
8.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer
8.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
White, Green, Orange, Gold
8.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter
8.12 Shape
8.12.1 Leaf Shape
8.13 Thorns
9 Season
9.1 Plant Season
Summer
Summer, Fall, Winter
9.2 Growing Conditions
9.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
9.2.2 Growth Rate
9.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
9.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
9.2.5 Soil Drainage
9.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Summer, Late Summer
9.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
9.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Wet Site, Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
10 Care
10.1 Where to Plant?
10.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
10.3 Plant Maintenance
10.4 Watering Plants
10.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry
Average Water Needs
10.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
10.4.3 In Spring
10.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
10.5 Soil
10.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
10.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
10.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
10.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
10.7 Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
10.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
10.9 Pests and Diseases
10.10 Plant Tolerance
11 Facts
11.1 Flowers
11.1.1 Flower Petal Number
11.2 Fruits
11.2.1 Showy Fruit
11.2.2 Edible Fruit
11.3 Fragrance
11.3.1 Fragrant Flower
11.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
11.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
11.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
11.4 Showy Foliage
11.5 Showy Bark
11.6 Foliage Texture
11.7 Foliage Sheen
11.8 Evergreen
11.9 Invasive
11.10 Self-Sowing
11.11 Attracts
11.12 Allergy
12 Benefits
12.1 Uses
12.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
12.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
12.1.3 Edible Uses
12.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
12.2 Plant Benefits
12.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Burns, Snakebite, Stomach aliments
Not Available
12.2.2 Part of Plant Used
12.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
12.3 Used As Indoor Plant
12.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
12.5 Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Foundation, Mixed Border, Wildflower
13 Scientific Name
13.1 Botanical Name
PENSTEMON eatonii
CALAMAGROSTIS x acutiflora 'Overdam'
13.2 Common Name
Firecracker Penstemon
Feather Reed Grass, Overdam Feather Reed Grass
13.2.1 In Hindi
Firecracker penstemon
Overdam घास
13.2.2 In German
Kracher penstemon
Overdam Grass
13.2.3 In French
Firecracker penstemon
Overdam Herbe
13.2.4 In Spanish
Penstemon del petardo
Overdam Hierba
13.2.5 In Greek
πυροτέχνημα penstemon
Overdam Grass
13.2.6 In Portuguese
Penstemon do foguete
Overdam Relva
13.2.7 In Polish
petarda penstemon
Overdam Trawa
13.2.8 In Latin
Firecracker Persicaria
Overdam Trawa
14 Classification
14.1 Kingdom
14.2 Phylum
Not Available
Not Available
14.3 Class
Not Available
Not Available
14.4 Order
14.5 Family
14.6 Genus
14.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
14.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
14.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Amaryllidoideae
14.10 Number of Species