1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Herbs
Perennial
1.3 Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
United States, Canada
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Mountains, Upland
Cultivated Beds, Dappled Shade, Woodland Garden Canopy, Woodlands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
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
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm120.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
45.70 cm120.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Red, Rose, Crimson
White, Green, Light Pink
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
From bulbs
Divison, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of watering
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Prune in summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Cadmium fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Root rot
Mosaic viruses, Yellow Leaves
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Birds, Small mammals
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Abdominal pain, allergic reaction, cramps, Diarrhea, Nausea, Spasms, Toxic, Toxic if not prepared properly, Vomiting
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cottage Garden
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals, Food for birds
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Broken Bones, Burns, Sore throat, Stomach aliments, Urine infections
Anodyne, anti-inflammatory, Antirheumatic, Arthritis, Curing mumps and measles, Homeopathy
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as an insecticide, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for making soaps, Used in making blue ink
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PENSTEMON barbatus
PHYTOLACCA americana
7.2 Common Name
Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue
American Pokeweed, Inkberry, Pokeberry
7.2.1 In Hindi
Beardlip Penstemon
POKEBERRY
7.2.2 In German
Beardlip Penstemon
Kermesbeere
7.2.3 In French
penstemon beardlip
POKEBERRY
7.2.4 In Spanish
penstemon beardlip
Pokeberry
7.2.5 In Greek
beardlip penstemon
POKEBERRY
7.2.6 In Portuguese
penstemon beardlip
POKEBERRY
7.2.7 In Polish
beardlip penstemon
alkiermes
7.2.8 In Latin
Birdlip penstemon
pokeberry
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Scrophulariaceae
Phytolaccaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species