Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrub
Perennial, Shrub
Origin
Southwest Asia
Northwestern United States, Canada
Types
Calypso, Petite Salmon, Petite Pink
sharpleaf penstemon, white-margined beardtongue, lowland beardtongue
Number of Varieties
178
0
40000
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Habitat
dry rocky watercourses, Riverbanks
foothill woods, High elevation, Open areas, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-114-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-1
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15
Habit
Bushy, Evergreen
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm45.72 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
350.00 cm40.64 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Cream, Creamy Yellow, Pink, Purple, Red, White
Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Narrow and lance shape
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Well drained
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water less during winter, Water more in summer
Needs less watering, Requires regular watering, Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Well drained
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove shoots
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, Fertilize in early spring, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Red spider mite, Scale, Scale insects
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Mealybugs
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
Phytodermatitis, Rash, Toxic
Asthma, Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Used in parkland
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Cancer, Cardiotonic, Diabetes, epilepsy, Scabies
Recovering internal injuries, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Container, Used as Ornamental plant, Veterinarian uses
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Alpine, Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Nerium
PENSTEMON fruticosus 'Purple Haze'
Common Name
Oleander, Nerium Oleander
Bush Penstemon, Shrubby Penstemon
In Hindi
ओलियंडर
Bush Penstemon
In German
Oleander
Bush Penstemon
In French
laurier-rose
Bush Penstemon
In Spanish
Adelfa
Bush Penstemon
In Greek
Πικροδάφνη
Μπους Penstemon
In Portuguese
oleandro
Bush, Penstemon
In Polish
Oleander
Bush Penstemon
In Latin
Cleander
Persicaria Bush
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Scrophulariales
Family
Apocynaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Nerium
Penstemon
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Wrightieae
-
Subfamily
Apocynoideae, Hippocastanoideae
-
Number of Species
700250
1
27800
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