Beardtongue

Prickly Lettuce

About Beardtongue and Prickly Lettuce

Beardtongue

Prickly Lettuce

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Flowering Plants

Shrub

Origin

South-Central United States

Europe

Types

Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus

Number of Varieties

20030

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Rocky areas

Cultivated Beds, Waste areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-86-9

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Sunset Zone

No Available

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm40.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

30.50 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Purple

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Arrowhead

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

From bulbs

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Moist

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

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

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PENSTEMON cobaea

LACTUCA serriola

Common Name

Beardtongue

Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce

In Hindi

Beardtongue

Prickly Lettuce

In German

Bartfaden

Feigensalat

In French

beardtongue

laitue scariole

In Spanish

beardtongue

lechuga espinosa

In Greek

Beardtongue

φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι

In Portuguese

Beardtongue

alface espinhosa

In Polish

Beardtongue

Kolczasta Sałata

In Latin

ursus lingua

Opuntia Lactuca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Equisetopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Asterales

Family

Scrophulariaceae

Asteraceae

Genus

Penstemon

Lactuca

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Cichorieae

Subfamily

Number of Species

261100

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Beardtongue and Prickly Lettuce

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

Compare Perennial Flowers » More

Beardtongue and Large Beardtongue

Beardtongue and Penstemon Parryi

Beardtongue and Russian Sage

» More Compare Perennial Flowers

Season and Care of Beardtongue and Prickly Lettuce

Season and care of Beardtongue and Prickly Lettuce is important to know. While considering everything about Beardtongue and Prickly Lettuce Care, growing season is an essential factor. Beardtongue season is and Prickly Lettuce season is . The type of soil for Beardtongue is Loam and for Prickly Lettuce is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Beardtongue is Neutral, Alkaline and for Prickly Lettuce is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Beardtongue and Prickly Lettuce Physical Information

Beardtongue and Prickly Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Beardtongue height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Prickly Lettuce height is 40.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Beardtongue and Prickly Lettuce are as follows:

Beardtongue flower color: White and Purple
Beardtongue leaf color: Green
Prickly Lettuce flower color: Yellow
Prickly Lettuce leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Beardtongue and Prickly Lettuce

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