1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, North-Central United States, Central United States
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Fields, open Woodlands, Wood Margins
meadows, Pastures, Wet lands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Not Available
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Light Pink
Yellow Brown
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Red
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Lance-shaped to oblong
Oblong
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Not Available
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Not Available
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Root Division, Seedlings, Softwood cuttings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Less Watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Lots of watering
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Not Available
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Complete balanced fertilizer
avoid high rate of nitrogen in spring, Nitrogen
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Root rot
Fungal Diseases, Head smut, Leaf rust, Stem rot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Mild Allergen
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Wild gardens
Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Improve skin condition
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control, Food for animals, soil stabilisation
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Food for animals
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PENSTEMON digitalis 'Husker Red'
Hordeum brachyantherum
7.2 Common Name
Husker Red Penstemon, Talus Slope Penstemon
Meadow Barley
7.2.1 In Hindi
Talus Slope Penstemon
meadow barley
7.2.2 In German
Gehängeschutt Penstemon
Wiese Gerste
7.2.3 In French
Talus Slope Penstemon
orge prairie
7.2.4 In Spanish
Astrágalo pendiente Penstemon
cebada prado
7.2.5 In Greek
Αστράγαλος Κλίση Penstemon
λιβάδι κριθάρι
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Talus Penstemon Slope
cevada prado
7.2.7 In Polish
Talus Slope Penstemon
łąka jęczmienia
7.2.8 In Latin
Talus Clivo Persicaria
pratum hordei
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
Scrophulariales
Cyperales
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species