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Beardtongue
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About Beardtongue

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants

Origin

South-Central United States

Types

Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus

Number of Varieties

200
Rank: 34 (Overall)
0 40000
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Habitat

Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Sunset Zone

No Available

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Purple

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Thorns

5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

41% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Tolerances

-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

3% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

51% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

10% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Showy Bark

No - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants has it !

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

8% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Invasive

-

Self-Sowing

54% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

56% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

37% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PENSTEMON cobaea

Common Name

Beardtongue

In Hindi

Beardtongue

In German

Bartfaden

In French

beardtongue

In Spanish

beardtongue

In Greek

Beardtongue

In Portuguese

Beardtongue

In Polish

Beardtongue

In Latin

ursus lingua

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Equisetopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Penstemon

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

261
Rank: 59 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Beardtongue

Want to know the properties of Beardtongue? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Beardtongue is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Beardtongue Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use:

  • Part of plant used: Flowers and Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Beardtongue Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Beardtongue. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Beardtongue physical information is as follows: 30.00 cm tall and 30.50 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Long linear and narrow. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: White and Purple
  • Leaf color: Green

Care of Beardtongue

Taking Beardtongue Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Beardtongue include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Beardtongue

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Beardtongue is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Beardtongue is a very important plant from Perennial Flowers. There are 200 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus. This plant's habitat is Rocky areas and it comes in the hardiness zone 5-8. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.