Beardtongue

Japanese Crab Apple

About Beardtongue and Japanese Crab Apple

Beardtongue

Japanese Crab Apple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Tree

1.3 Origin

South-Central United States

Eastern Asia, Japan

1.4 Types

Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

200NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Rocky areas

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1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-84-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

No Available

A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm610.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm370.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Purple

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2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red, Yellow

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring

Spring, Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs

Divison

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season

Do not water excessively

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, 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

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves

Prune in spring, Requires very little pruning

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Doesn't require fertilization when grown in rich soil

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Healthy tree, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

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5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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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

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5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Poisonous

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

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6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Whole plant

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

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PENSTEMON cobaea

Malus floribunda

7.2 Common Name

Beardtongue

Japanese flowering crabapple, Japanese crab, purple chokeberry, showy crabapple

7.2.1 In Hindi

Beardtongue

Japanese crab apple

7.2.2 In German

Bartfaden

Japanische Wildapfel

7.2.3 In French

beardtongue

Pommier du Japon

7.2.4 In Spanish

beardtongue

Manzano silvestre japonés

7.2.5 In Greek

Beardtongue

Ιαπωνικά μήλο καβουριών

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Beardtongue

maçã de caranguejo japonês

7.2.7 In Polish

Beardtongue

Japoński krab jabłko

7.2.8 In Latin

ursus lingua

Japanese crab apple

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Equisetopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Rosales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Rosaceae

8.6 Genus

Penstemon

Malus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Maleae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Amygdaloideae

8.10 Number of Species

26155

1 27800

Properties of Beardtongue and Japanese Crab Apple

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Season and Care of Beardtongue and Japanese Crab Apple

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

Beardtongue and Japanese Crab Apple Physical Information

Beardtongue and Japanese Crab Apple physical information is very important for comparison. Beardtongue height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Japanese Crab Apple height is 610.00 cm and width 370.00 cm. The color specification of Beardtongue and Japanese Crab Apple are as follows:

Beardtongue flower color: White and Purple
Beardtongue leaf color: Green
Japanese Crab Apple flower color: Not Available
Japanese Crab Apple leaf color: Not Available

Care of Beardtongue and Japanese Crab Apple

Care of Beardtongue and Japanese Crab Apple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Beardtongue pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Japanese Crab Apple pruning is done Prune in spring and Requires very little pruning. In summer Beardtongue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Japanese Crab Apple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.