Bittersweet

Beardlip Penstemon

About Bittersweet and Beardlip Penstemon

Bittersweet

Beardlip Penstemon

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Vines

Flowering Plants, Herbs

Origin

Africa, South America, Southeast Asia

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Oriental Bittersweet, American Bittersweet

Number of Varieties

5056

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Habitat

All sorts of environments

Mountains, Upland

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-124-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

9-2

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

3,050.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,520.00 cm45.70 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Green, Light Yellow, Yellow green

Red, Rose, Crimson

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Yellow, Red

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Round with toothed margin

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Winter

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Pollution, Drought, Salt

Pollution, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently

Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove dead branches

Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Does not require fertilizer once established

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Leaf rust, Thripes

Leaf spot, Root rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Sun

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Fruit Bats, Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

Chest Pain, Inflammation, Skin rash, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Skin cleanser

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Food for birds, Suppresses or replaces native plants

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antibacterial, antimicrobial, Antispasmodic

Broken Bones, Burns, Sore throat, Stomach aliments, Urine infections

Part of Plant Used

Seeds

Whole plant

Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Used as a nemiticide, Used for its medicinal properties

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Celastrus orbiculatus

PENSTEMON barbatus

Common Name

Oriental bittersweet, Asian bittersweet

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

In Hindi

Asian bittersweet

Beardlip Penstemon

In German

Rundblättriger Baumwürger

Beardlip Penstemon

In French

Asian bittersweet

penstemon beardlip

In Spanish

Asian bittersweet

penstemon beardlip

In Greek

Asian bittersweet

beardlip penstemon

In Portuguese

Asian bittersweet

penstemon beardlip

In Polish

Dławisz okrągłolistny

beardlip penstemon

In Latin

Asian bittersweet

Birdlip penstemon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Celastrales

Lamiales

Family

Celastraceae

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Celastrus

Penstemon

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Celastroideae

Number of Species

4040

1 27800

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Properties of Bittersweet and Beardlip Penstemon

Wondering what are the properties of Bittersweet and Beardlip Penstemon? We provide you with everything About Bittersweet and Beardlip Penstemon. Bittersweet doesn't have thorns and Beardlip Penstemon doesn't have thorns. Also Bittersweet does not have fragrant flowers. Bittersweet has allergic reactions like Chest Pain, Inflammation, Skin rash and Vomiting and Beardlip Penstemon has allergic reactions like Chest Pain, Inflammation, Skin rash and Vomiting. 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 Bittersweet and Beardlip Penstemon and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bittersweet and Beardlip Penstemon

Season and care of Bittersweet and Beardlip Penstemon is important to know. While considering everything about Bittersweet and Beardlip Penstemon Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bittersweet season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Beardlip Penstemon season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Bittersweet is Loam, Sand and for Beardlip Penstemon is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bittersweet is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Beardlip Penstemon is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Bittersweet and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

Bittersweet and Beardlip Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Bittersweet height is 3,050.00 cm and width 1,520.00 cm whereas Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Bittersweet and Beardlip Penstemon are as follows:

Bittersweet flower color: Light Green, Light Yellow and Yellow green
Bittersweet leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Bittersweet and Beardlip Penstemon

Care of Bittersweet and Beardlip Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bittersweet pruning is done Remove dead branches and Beardlip Penstemon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Bittersweet needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Beardlip Penstemon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.