Beardlip Penstemon

Sweet Potato

About Beardlip Penstemon and Sweet Potato

Beardlip Penstemon

Sweet Potato

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Herbs

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

About Rice Plant

⊕

▶

▼

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

400

Rank: 20 (Overall)▶

▲

About Elderberry

⊕

▶

411 (About Canna)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

1.5 Habitat

Mountains, Upland

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

11-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-2

12-1

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

⊕

▶

▼

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

▲

About Cyclamen

⊕

▶

350 (About Privet)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

⊕

▶

▼

45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

▲

About Evening Primrose

⊕

▶

243.84 (About Acerola)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Rose, Crimson

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

28% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

19% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of watering

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

35% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

14% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

4% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

No Bulb Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

6% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

48% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

49% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

63% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

56% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Root, Shoots

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

Insignificant

✔ ✘

39% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

All Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

All Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Container, Edible, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PENSTEMON barbatus

IPOMOEA batatas

7.2 Common Name

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

7.2.1 In Hindi

Beardlip Penstemon

शकरकंद

7.2.2 In German

Beardlip Penstemon

Süßkartoffel

7.2.3 In French

penstemon beardlip

Patate douce

7.2.4 In Spanish

penstemon beardlip

Batata

7.2.5 In Greek

beardlip penstemon

Γλυκοπατάτα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

penstemon beardlip

Batata doce

7.2.7 In Polish

beardlip penstemon

Słodki ziemniak

7.2.8 In Latin

Birdlip penstemon

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Convolvulaceae

8.6 Genus

Penstemon

Ipomoea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

About Orchid

⊕

▶

▼

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

400

Rank: 40 (Overall)▶

▲

About Calla Lily

⊕

▶

350 (About Thyme)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

Properties of Beardlip Penstemon and Sweet Potato

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

Compare Perennial Flowers » More

Beardlip Penstemon and Wild Snapdragon

Beardlip Penstemon and Bush Penstemon

Beardlip Penstemon and Firecracker Penste...

» More

More Compare Perennial Flowers

Season and Care of Beardlip Penstemon and Sweet Potato

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

Beardlip Penstemon and Sweet Potato Physical Information

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

Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green
Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze

Care of Beardlip Penstemon and Sweet Potato

Care of Beardlip Penstemon and Sweet Potato include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Beardlip Penstemon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Sweet Potato 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 Sweet Potato needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.