Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Herbs
Origin
South-Central United States
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia
Types
Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus
Common chives, Garlic chives, Siberian garlic chives, Giant Siberian chives
Number of Varieties
200500
0
40000
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Habitat
Rocky areas
Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-84-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9-1
Sunset Zone
No Available
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm203.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple
White, Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
Requires regular watering, Water every two or three days during warmer months, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Downy mildew, head rot, Pink Root, Rust, Thripes
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
-
Allergy
-
Asthma, Diarrhea, Itchiness, Pain and fatigue, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Alpine, Cutflower, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
PENSTEMON cobaea
ALLIUM schoenoprasum
Common Name
Beardtongue
Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives
In Hindi
Beardtongue
Chives
In German
Bartfaden
Schnittlauch
In French
beardtongue
Ciboulette
In Spanish
beardtongue
Cebollino
In Greek
Beardtongue
βολβοί φαγώσιμοι
In Portuguese
Beardtongue
Cebolinha
In Polish
Beardtongue
Szczypiorek
In Latin
ursus lingua
Sectivi porri
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Spermatophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Asparagales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Penstemon
Allium
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Allioideae
Number of Species
2613
1
27800
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