Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Flowering Plants
Origin
Europe
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
3025
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
Alpine Meadows, moist forests, Open areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-94-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-1
Sunset Zone
-
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
40.00 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Arrowhead
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Layering, Root Division, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Never Over-water, 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
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Moist
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
cut main flower spike, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, remove old stems before spring
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
chrysanthemum eelworms, Slugs, Snails
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Ornamental use, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
-
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, deer resistant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
LACTUCA serriola
PENSTEMON barbatus 'Elfin Pink'
Common Name
Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce
Beardlip Penstemon, Elfin Pink Penstemon
In Hindi
Prickly Lettuce
Elfin Pink Penstemon
In German
Feigensalat
Elfin Pink Penstemon
In French
laitue scariole
Elfin Pink Penstemon
In Spanish
lechuga espinosa
Elfin Pink Penstemon
In Greek
φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι
Elfin Pink Penstemon
In Portuguese
alface espinhosa
Elfin Penstemon -de-rosa
In Polish
Kolczasta Sałata
Elfin Różowy Penstemon
In Latin
Opuntia Lactuca
Elfin Pink Penstemon
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Lamiales
Family
Asteraceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Lactuca
Penstemon
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Cichorieae
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Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
100250
1
27800
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