Beardtongue

Ebony Spleenwort

About Beardtongue and Ebony Spleenwort

Beardtongue

Ebony Spleenwort

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Fern

1.3 Origin

South-Central United States

North America, Africa

1.4 Types

Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus

Asplenium platyneuron platyneuron, Asplenium platyneuron incisum, Asplenium platyneuron bacculum-rubrum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

2003

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Rocky areas

Moist Soils, Old fields, Sandy areas, Shaded sites

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-83-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

No Available

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm15.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm15.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Purple

Non Flowering Plant

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Shade, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought, Variety of soil types

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs

Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season

Water occasionally

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Shade, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Balanced liquid fertilizer, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in spring, fertilize in summer, Put diluted fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Scale

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Variety of soil types

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

None

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

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

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

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

General weakness in children, Mouth Sores, Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PENSTEMON cobaea

ASPLENIUM platyneuron

7.2 Common Name

Beardtongue

ebony spleenwort, brownstem spleenwort

7.2.1 In Hindi

Beardtongue

Ebony Spleenwort

7.2.2 In German

Bartfaden

Ebony Streifenfarn

7.2.3 In French

beardtongue

Ebony doradille

7.2.4 In Spanish

beardtongue

Ebony Spleenwort

7.2.5 In Greek

Beardtongue

Ebony Spleenwort

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Beardtongue

Ebony Spleenwort

7.2.7 In Polish

Beardtongue

Ebony Spleenwort

7.2.8 In Latin

ursus lingua

Clear Spleenwort

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Equisetopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Aspleniaceae

8.6 Genus

Penstemon

Asplenium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Eupolypods II

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

261700

1 27800

Properties of Beardtongue and Ebony Spleenwort

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

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Season and Care of Beardtongue and Ebony Spleenwort

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

Beardtongue and Ebony Spleenwort Physical Information

Beardtongue and Ebony Spleenwort physical information is very important for comparison. Beardtongue height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Ebony Spleenwort height is 15.20 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Beardtongue and Ebony Spleenwort are as follows:

Beardtongue flower color: White and Purple
Beardtongue leaf color: Green
Ebony Spleenwort flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Ebony Spleenwort leaf color: Green

Care of Beardtongue and Ebony Spleenwort

Care of Beardtongue and Ebony Spleenwort include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Beardtongue pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Ebony Spleenwort 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 Ebony Spleenwort needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.