Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Southwestern United States, California
Europe, Southern Europe
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
4010
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Dry areas, meadows
gardens, Homesteads, Moist Soils, tropical environments, tropical grasslands
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-95-7
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
9-1
10 - 1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21
Zone 1A
Habit
Clump-Forming
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
61.00 cm22.85 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
25.40 cm76.20 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
Crimson
Pink, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Rooted stem cutting, Transplanting, Vegetative
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry
Average Water Needs, Does not require regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Drought Tolerant
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Prune in early spring, Requires very little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring
Pests and Diseases
Insects
Aphids, Mealybugs, Scale
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
Asthma
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Borders, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
Good for skin and hair
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Food for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Burns, Snakebite, Stomach aliments
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Garland, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
PENSTEMON eatonii
DAPHNE cneorum
Common Name
Firecracker Penstemon
Daphne, Garland Flower, Rose Daphne
In Hindi
Firecracker penstemon
डाफ्ने गुलाब
In German
Kracher penstemon
Daphne Rose
In French
Firecracker penstemon
Rose Daphne
In Spanish
Penstemon del petardo
Daphne Rose
In Greek
πυροτέχνημα penstemon
Daphne Rose
In Portuguese
Penstemon do foguete
Daphne Rose
In Polish
petarda penstemon
Daphne Rose
In Latin
Firecracker Persicaria
Daphne Rose
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Malvales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Thymelaeaceae
Genus
Penstemon
Daphne
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
25030
1
27800
👆🏻