What is
Life Span
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Origin
Southwestern United States, California
Types
-
Number of Varieties
40
Rank: 78 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, meadows
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Clump-Forming
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
61.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Crimson
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Thorns
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5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Season
Plant Season
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
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41% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Tolerances
-
Care
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Insects
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Facts
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
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3% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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✘
51% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
10% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Showy Bark
✔
✘
No - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants has it !
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
8% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Invasive
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5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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✘
54% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Allergy
Asthma
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
56% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Burns, Snakebite, Stomach aliments
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
37% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
PENSTEMON eatonii
Common Name
Firecracker Penstemon
In Hindi
Firecracker penstemon
In German
Kracher penstemon
In French
Firecracker penstemon
In Spanish
Penstemon del petardo
In Greek
πυροτέχνημα penstemon
In Portuguese
Penstemon do foguete
In Polish
petarda penstemon
In Latin
Firecracker Persicaria
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
-
Class
-
Order
Lamiales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Penstemon
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
250
Rank: 63 (Overall)
1
27800
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