Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
40-
0
40000
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Habitat
Wild
Alpine Meadows, Mediterranean region, Rock outcrops, Slopes, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-105-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-8
-
Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13
1 - 7,15 - 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm1,000.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm200.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Hot Pink
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Blue Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Winter
Late Summer, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune once the plant is tall enough, Prune to stimulate growth
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Adelgids, Bark beetles, Blister Rust, Canker, Sawfly Larvae, Spruce spider mite, White pine weevil
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
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
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Birds, Insects
Allergy
poisonous if ingested
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Used for making hedges
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
constipation, Stomach pain, Swelling, Wounds
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
-
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Application in Furniture, Condiment, Food for animals, Paper pulp, Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas Tree, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
PENSTEMON parryi
Pinus balfouriana
Common Name
Parry's Beardtongue
Foxtail pine
In Hindi
penstemon parryi
foxtail pine
In German
penstemon parryi
foxtail Kiefer
In French
penstemon parryi
sétaire pin
In Spanish
parryi penstemon
pino de cola de zorra
In Greek
penstemon parryi
αλωπέκουρου πεύκο
In Portuguese
parryi penstemon
pinho foxtail
In Polish
penstemon parryi
włośnica sosny
In Latin
Persicaria californicum
panicum pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Lamiales
Pinales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Penstemon
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
Pineae
Subfamily
-
Pinoideae
Number of Species
1111
1
27800
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