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Red Chokeberry
Red Chokeberry

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Firecracker Penstemon



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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Shrub
Flowering Plants

Origin

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas
Southwestern United States, California

Types

-
-

Number of Varieties

340
0 40000
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Habitat

Boggy areas, Fens, Fields, meadows, Swamps, Woodlands
Dry areas, meadows

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-94-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-4
9-1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21

Habit

Thicket/Colonizing
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

180.00 cm61.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

12.70 cm25.40 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
Crimson

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red
-

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblovate
Oblong

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter
Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Do Not over Water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune after flowering, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost, Fertilize every year, Mulch, Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Apple Maggot, Fall Webworm, Red blotch, Scale
Insects

Plant Tolerance

-
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

Flower Petal Number

-
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

-
Medium

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Hummingbirds

Allergy

-
Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Burns, Snakebite, Stomach aliments

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Whole plant

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ARONIA arbutifolia
PENSTEMON eatonii

Common Name

Red Chokeberry
Firecracker Penstemon

In Hindi

लाल Chokeberry
Firecracker penstemon

In German

Rote Apfelbeere
Kracher penstemon

In French

Red Chokeberry
Firecracker penstemon

In Spanish

rojo Chokeberry
Penstemon del petardo

In Greek

κόκκινο Chokeberry
πυροτέχνημα penstemon

In Portuguese

Red Chokeberry
Penstemon do foguete

In Polish

Red aronii
petarda penstemon

In Latin

arbutifolia
Firecracker Persicaria

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
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Class

Magnoliopsida
-

Order

Rosales
Lamiales

Family

Rosaceae
Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Aronia
Penstemon

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

25250
1 27800
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Difference Between Red Chokeberry and Firecracker Penstemon

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Importance of Red Chokeberry and Firecracker Penstemon

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Compare Facts of Red Chokeberry vs Firecracker Penstemon

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Red Chokeberry vs Firecracker Penstemon and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Red Chokeberry are whereas of Firecracker Penstemon have Asthma respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Red Chokeberry has showy fruits and Firecracker Penstemon has no showy fruits. Also Red Chokeberry is not flowering and Firecracker Penstemon is not flowering . You can compare Red Chokeberry and Firecracker Penstemon facts and facts of other plants too.