Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Aquatics
Origin
South-Central United States
Australia
Types
Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus
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Number of Varieties
2001
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40000
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Habitat
Rocky areas
along watercourse, Banks, Lake Sides, Near ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-87-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-6
Sunset Zone
No Available
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm250.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Light Green, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green, Gray Green, Dark Red
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Round
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
Keep immersed in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
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Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Frogs
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Seeds, Spores
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Decoration Purposes, Starch
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
PENSTEMON cobaea
MARSILEA mutica
Common Name
Beardtongue
Banded Nardoo, Banded Water Clover, Pepperwort
In Hindi
Beardtongue
Pepperwort
In German
Bartfaden
Pepperwort
In French
beardtongue
Pepperwort
In Spanish
beardtongue
Pepperwort
In Greek
Beardtongue
Pepperwort
In Portuguese
Beardtongue
Pepperwort
In Polish
Beardtongue
Pepperwort
In Latin
ursus lingua
Pepperwort
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Charophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Lamiales
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Family
Scrophulariaceae
Marsileaceae
Genus
Penstemon
Marsilea
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
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Lapidieae
Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
26165
1
27800
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