Beardlip Penstemon

Blue Giant

About Beardlip Penstemon and Blue Giant

Beardlip Penstemon

Blue Giant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Herbs

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Mountains, Upland

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-912-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-2

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm17.78 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

45.70 cm10.16 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Rose, Crimson

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Green, Blue Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Narrow

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of watering

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Leaf spot, Root rot

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Bees, Butterflies, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

useful as a ground cover

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PENSTEMON barbatus

DASYLIRION berlandieri

7.2 Common Name

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

7.2.1 In Hindi

Beardlip Penstemon

Blue Giant Grass

7.2.2 In German

Beardlip Penstemon

Blue Giant Grass

7.2.3 In French

penstemon beardlip

Blue Giant Herbe

7.2.4 In Spanish

penstemon beardlip

Blue Grass gigante

7.2.5 In Greek

beardlip penstemon

Μπλε Giant Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

penstemon beardlip

Blue Grass gigante

7.2.7 In Polish

beardlip penstemon

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

7.2.8 In Latin

Birdlip penstemon

Giant herba blue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Agavaceae

8.6 Genus

Penstemon

Dasylirion

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Nolinoideae

8.10 Number of Species

4022

1 27800

Properties of Beardlip Penstemon and Blue Giant

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

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Season and Care of Beardlip Penstemon and Blue Giant

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

Beardlip Penstemon and Blue Giant Physical Information

Beardlip Penstemon and Blue Giant physical information is very important for comparison. Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm. The color specification of Beardlip Penstemon and Blue Giant are as follows:

Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green
Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Beardlip Penstemon and Blue Giant

Care of Beardlip Penstemon and Blue Giant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Beardlip Penstemon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Blue Giant pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Beardlip Penstemon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blue Giant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.