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About Beardlip Penstemon



What is

Life Span
Perennial

Type
Flowering Plants, Herbs

Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types
-

Number of Varieties
56 69

Habitat
Mountains, Upland

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9

AHS Heat Zone
9-2

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

Habit
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
60.00 cm 100

Minimum Width
45.70 cm 100

Plant Color

Flower Color
Red, Rose, Crimson

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor

Fruit Color
Brown

Leaf Color in Spring
Green

Leaf Color in Summer
Green

Leaf Color in Fall
Green

Leaf Color in Winter
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape
Long Linear

Thorns
No

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight
Full Sun

Growth Rate
Fast

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage
Well drained

Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer
Yes

Tolerances
Pollution, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?
From bulbs

Plant Maintenance
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of watering

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Moderate

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained

Sun Exposure
Full Sun

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Root rot

Plant Tolerance
Drought

Facts

Flowers
Showy

Flower Petal Number
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
No

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
No

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
No

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Medium

Foliage Sheen
Glossy

Evergreen
No

Invasive
No

Self-Sowing
Yes

Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
Yes

Environmental Uses
Air purification

Plant Benefits

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

Part of Plant Used
Whole plant

Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant
Insignificant

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
PENSTEMON barbatus

Common Name
Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

In Hindi
Beardlip Penstemon

In German
Beardlip Penstemon

In French
penstemon beardlip

In Spanish
penstemon beardlip

In Greek
beardlip penstemon

In Portuguese
penstemon beardlip

In Polish
beardlip penstemon

In Latin
Birdlip penstemon

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida

Order
Lamiales

Family
Scrophulariaceae

Genus
Penstemon

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

Tribe
-

Subfamily
-

Number of Species
40 100

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Properties of Beardlip Penstemon

Want to know the properties of Beardlip Penstemon? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Beardlip Penstemon is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Beardlip Penstemon Benefits are as follows:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Beardlip Penstemon. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Beardlip Penstemon physical information is as follows: 60.00 cm tall and 45.70 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Long Linear. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Beardlip Penstemon

Taking Beardlip Penstemon Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Beardlip Penstemon include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Beardlip Penstemon

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Beardlip Penstemon is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Beardlip Penstemon is a very important plant from Perennial Flowers. There are 56 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: -. This plant's habitat is Mountains and Upland and it comes in the hardiness zone 4-9. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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