Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent, Perennial
Flowering Plants
Origin
Canary Islands
South-Central United States
Types
California Giant, Lilliput, Envy
Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus
Number of Varieties
1200
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40000
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Habitat
Bushy
Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-155-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
No Available
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.96 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.96 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Yellow green
White, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Rose
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Rose
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Rose
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Rose
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Part sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Slightly Acidic
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Rooted stem cutting
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently, Needs less watering
Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand, Well drained
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
-
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
AEONIUM haworthii
PENSTEMON cobaea
Common Name
Pinwheel Aeonium, Haworth's aeonium
Beardtongue
In Hindi
Pinwheel
Beardtongue
In German
Windrad
Bartfaden
In French
moulinet
beardtongue
In Spanish
Molinillo
beardtongue
In Greek
pinwheel
Beardtongue
In Portuguese
Pinwheel
Beardtongue
In Polish
Wiatraczek
Beardtongue
In Latin
Pinwheel
ursus lingua
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
-
Equisetopsida
Order
Saxifragales
Lamiales
Family
Crassulaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Aeonium
Penstemon
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Aeonieae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
400261
1
27800
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