Beardtongue

Pohutukawa

About Beardtongue and Pohutukawa

Beardtongue

Pohutukawa

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Tree

1.3 Origin

South-Central United States

New Zealand

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

Coastal Regions, hedge rows, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-810-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

No Available

H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm910.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm610.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Purple

Red, Crimson

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown, Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green, Dark Green, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green, Gray

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green, Gray

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Acicular

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

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

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season

Requires regular watering

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

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

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Birds, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Used as Christmas tree, Used for making hedges

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

Astringent, Dysentry

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers, Wood

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Application in Furniture

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PENSTEMON cobaea

METROSIDEROS excelsa

7.2 Common Name

Beardtongue

New Zealand Christmas Tree, Pohutukawa

7.2.1 In Hindi

Beardtongue

pohutukawa

7.2.2 In German

Bartfaden

pohutukawa

7.2.3 In French

beardtongue

pohutukawa

7.2.4 In Spanish

beardtongue

pohutukawa

7.2.5 In Greek

Beardtongue

pohutukawa

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Beardtongue

pohutukawa

7.2.7 In Polish

Beardtongue

pohutukawa

7.2.8 In Latin

ursus lingua

pohutukawa

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Equisetopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Myrtales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Myrtaceae

8.6 Genus

Penstemon

Metrosideros

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

26112

1 27800

Properties of Beardtongue and Pohutukawa

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

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Season and Care of Beardtongue and Pohutukawa

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

Beardtongue and Pohutukawa Physical Information

Beardtongue and Pohutukawa physical information is very important for comparison. Beardtongue height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Pohutukawa height is 910.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Beardtongue and Pohutukawa are as follows:

Beardtongue flower color: White and Purple
Beardtongue leaf color: Green
Pohutukawa flower color: Red and Crimson
Pohutukawa leaf color: Light Green, Dark Green and Gray

Care of Beardtongue and Pohutukawa

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