American Beautyberry

Beardlip Penstemon

About American Beautyberry and Beardlip Penstemon

American Beautyberry

Beardlip Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Flowering Plants, Herbs

1.3 Origin

Southeastern United States, South-Central United States

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

bottomlands, Coastal Regions, Moist woods, pine woods, Slopes, Swamps, Thickets, Woods

Mountains, Upland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-114-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

182.88 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

182.88 cm45.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Lavender

Red, Rose, Crimson

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Purple, White

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green, Tan

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Pollution, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of watering

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

No need to prune

Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring, Use a fertilizer ratio of 16-4-8

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Leaf spot, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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, Butterflies

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Poisonous

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Colic, Dysentry, Fever, Malaria, Rheumatism, Stomach pain

Broken Bones, Burns, Sore throat, Stomach aliments, Urine infections

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens, Used for fragrance, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CALLICARPA americana

PENSTEMON barbatus

7.2 Common Name

American beautyberry , French mulberry

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

7.2.1 In Hindi

American Beautyberry Tree

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Amerikanische Schönbaum

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.3 In French

Américaine Beautyberry Arbre

penstemon beardlip

7.2.4 In Spanish

Americana beautyberry Árbol

penstemon beardlip

7.2.5 In Greek

American Beautyberry Δέντρο

beardlip penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore Beautyberry Americana

penstemon beardlip

7.2.7 In Polish

Amerykański pięknotka Drzewo

beardlip penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

Latin Beautyberry ligno

Birdlip penstemon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Verbenaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Callicarpa

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Ranunculoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA40

1 27800

Properties of American Beautyberry and Beardlip Penstemon

Wondering what are the properties of American Beautyberry and Beardlip Penstemon? We provide you with everything About American Beautyberry and Beardlip Penstemon. American Beautyberry doesn't have thorns and Beardlip Penstemon doesn't have thorns. Also American Beautyberry does not have fragrant flowers. American Beautyberry has allergic reactions like Poisonous and Beardlip Penstemon has allergic reactions like Poisonous. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of American Beautyberry and Beardlip Penstemon and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of American Beautyberry and Beardlip Penstemon

Season and care of American Beautyberry and Beardlip Penstemon is important to know. While considering everything about American Beautyberry and Beardlip Penstemon Care, growing season is an essential factor. American Beautyberry season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Beardlip Penstemon season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for American Beautyberry is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Beardlip Penstemon is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for American Beautyberry is Acidic, Neutral and for Beardlip Penstemon is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

American Beautyberry and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

American Beautyberry and Beardlip Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. American Beautyberry height is 182.88 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of American Beautyberry and Beardlip Penstemon are as follows:

American Beautyberry flower color: Pink and Lavender
American Beautyberry leaf color: Light Green
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of American Beautyberry and Beardlip Penstemon

Care of American Beautyberry and Beardlip Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. American Beautyberry pruning is done No need to prune and Beardlip Penstemon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer American Beautyberry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Beardlip Penstemon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.