Beardlip Penstemon

Sand Dollar Cactus

About Beardlip Penstemon and Sand Dollar Cactus

Beardlip Penstemon

Sand Dollar Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Herbs

Cactus, Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Mexico, Texas

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Mountains, Upland

Desert, In desert grasslands, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-913-15

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

21,22,23,24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

45.70 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Rose, Crimson

Red, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Green, Pale Pink

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Not Applicable

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Not Available

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Not Available

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Not Available

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Salt

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of watering

Needs very little water

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

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Not Available

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Not Available

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Leaf spot, Root rot

Dry root rot, Root mealy bugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Showy Purposes

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

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PENSTEMON barbatus

Astrophytum asterias

7.2 Common Name

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

Star Cactus, Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Beardlip Penstemon

रेत डॉलर कैक्टस

7.2.2 In German

Beardlip Penstemon

Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.3 In French

penstemon beardlip

Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

penstemon beardlip

Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.5 In Greek

beardlip penstemon

Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

penstemon beardlip

Cacto do dólar de areia

7.2.7 In Polish

beardlip penstemon

Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.8 In Latin

Birdlip penstemon

Sand Dollar Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Penstemon

Astrophytum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cacteae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

406

1 27800

Properties of Beardlip Penstemon and Sand Dollar Cactus

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

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Season and Care of Beardlip Penstemon and Sand Dollar Cactus

Season and care of Beardlip Penstemon and Sand Dollar Cactus is important to know. While considering everything about Beardlip Penstemon and Sand Dollar Cactus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Beardlip Penstemon season is Spring and Summer and Sand Dollar Cactus season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Beardlip Penstemon is Loam, Sand and for Sand Dollar Cactus is Not Available while the PH of soil for Beardlip Penstemon is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Sand Dollar Cactus is Not Available.

Beardlip Penstemon and Sand Dollar Cactus Physical Information

Beardlip Penstemon and Sand Dollar Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Sand Dollar Cactus height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Beardlip Penstemon and Sand Dollar Cactus are as follows:

Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green
Sand Dollar Cactus flower color: Red and Yellow
Sand Dollar Cactus leaf color: Not Available

Care of Beardlip Penstemon and Sand Dollar Cactus

Care of Beardlip Penstemon and Sand Dollar Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Beardlip Penstemon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Sand Dollar Cactus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Beardlip Penstemon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sand Dollar Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.