American Hornbeam

Beardlip Penstemon

About American Hornbeam and Beardlip Penstemon

American Hornbeam

Beardlip Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Flowering Plants, Herbs

1.3 Origin

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, Europe

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Carpinus caroliniana caroliniana, Carpinus caroliniana virginiana

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

2NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Not Available

Mountains, Upland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-94-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

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

Spreading

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

610.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

1,070.00 cm45.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Yellow green

Red, Rose, Crimson

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Yellow green, Orange Red

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Pollution, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Not Available

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

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

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Requires very little pruning

Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Canker, fungus

Leaf spot, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Wet Site

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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

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

Not Available

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, small hedge

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for the Scalp, Stops hair loss

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

Anxiety, Bleeding, Cold, Cough, Cuts, Eye Infection, Fatigue, Fights Depression, Insomnia, Menstrual Disorders, Wounds

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as firewood, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for woodware

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

Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CARPINUS caroliniana

PENSTEMON barbatus

7.2 Common Name

American Hornbeam, Musclewood, blue-beech, Ironwood

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

7.2.1 In Hindi

अमेरिकी हानबीन

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Amerikanische Hainbuche

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.3 In French

Charme de Caroline

penstemon beardlip

7.2.4 In Spanish

Carpinus caroliniana

penstemon beardlip

7.2.5 In Greek

american γαύρο

beardlip penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Carpinus caroliniana

penstemon beardlip

7.2.7 In Polish

Grab amerykański

beardlip penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

american hornbeam

Birdlip penstemon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fagales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Betulaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Carpinus

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

240

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Properties of American Hornbeam and Beardlip Penstemon

Wondering what are the properties of American Hornbeam and Beardlip Penstemon? We provide you with everything About American Hornbeam and Beardlip Penstemon. American Hornbeam doesn't have thorns and Beardlip Penstemon doesn't have thorns. Also American Hornbeam does not have fragrant flowers. American Hornbeam has allergic reactions like Not Available and Beardlip Penstemon has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Hornbeam and Beardlip Penstemon and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of American Hornbeam and Beardlip Penstemon

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

American Hornbeam and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

American Hornbeam and Beardlip Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. American Hornbeam height is 610.00 cm and width 1,070.00 cm whereas Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of American Hornbeam and Beardlip Penstemon are as follows:

American Hornbeam flower color: Yellow and Yellow green
American Hornbeam leaf color: Green and Light Green
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of American Hornbeam and Beardlip Penstemon

Care of American Hornbeam and Beardlip Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. American Hornbeam pruning is done Requires very little pruning and Beardlip Penstemon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer American Hornbeam 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.