Beardtongue

Dame's Rocket

About Beardtongue and Dame's Rocket

Beardtongue

Dame's Rocket

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Herbs

1.3 Origin

South-Central United States

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

200NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Rocky areas

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-84-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

No Available

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Purple

White, Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season

Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

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

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

✔ ✘

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Not Available

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, 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

Not Available

Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PENSTEMON cobaea

HESPERIS matronalis

7.2 Common Name

Beardtongue

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

7.2.1 In Hindi

Beardtongue

डेम के रॉकेट

7.2.2 In German

Bartfaden

Rockets Freifrau

7.2.3 In French

beardtongue

Rocket Dame

7.2.4 In Spanish

beardtongue

Rocket Dame

7.2.5 In Greek

Beardtongue

Rocket Dame του

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Beardtongue

Rocket de Dame

7.2.7 In Polish

Beardtongue

Rocket Dame

7.2.8 In Latin

ursus lingua

Hesperis Rocket

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Equisetopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Brassicaceae

8.6 Genus

Penstemon

Hesperis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Hylocereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

261NA

1 27800

Properties of Beardtongue and Dame's Rocket

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

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Season and Care of Beardtongue and Dame's Rocket

Season and care of Beardtongue and Dame's Rocket is important to know. While considering everything about Beardtongue and Dame's Rocket Care, growing season is an essential factor. Beardtongue season is Not Available and Dame's Rocket season is Not Available. The type of soil for Beardtongue is Loam and for Dame's Rocket is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Beardtongue is Neutral, Alkaline and for Dame's Rocket is Neutral, Alkaline.

Beardtongue and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

Beardtongue and Dame's Rocket physical information is very important for comparison. Beardtongue height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Beardtongue and Dame's Rocket are as follows:

Beardtongue flower color: White and Purple
Beardtongue leaf color: Green
Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Beardtongue and Dame's Rocket

Care of Beardtongue and Dame's Rocket include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Beardtongue pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Dame's Rocket pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Beardtongue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Dame's Rocket needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.