1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, North-Central United States, Central United States
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Fields, open Woodlands, Wood Margins
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
8-1
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
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
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
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Red
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Red
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Red
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Lance-shaped to oblong
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Salt
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Root Division, Seedlings, Softwood cuttings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Complete balanced fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Root rot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Mild Allergen
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Wild gardens
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Tooth ache
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Root
6.2.3 Other Uses
Showy Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PENSTEMON digitalis 'Husker Red'
7.2 Common Name
Husker Red Penstemon, Talus Slope Penstemon
7.2.1 In Hindi
Talus Slope Penstemon
7.2.2 In German
Gehängeschutt Penstemon
7.2.3 In French
Talus Slope Penstemon
7.2.4 In Spanish
Astrágalo pendiente Penstemon
7.2.5 In Greek
Αστράγαλος Κλίση Penstemon
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Talus Penstemon Slope
7.2.7 In Polish
Talus Slope Penstemon
7.2.8 In Latin
Talus Clivo Persicaria
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Scrophulariales
8.5 Family
Scrophulariaceae
8.6 Genus
Penstemon
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species