Buttonbush

Beardlip Penstemon

About Buttonbush and Beardlip Penstemon

Buttonbush

Beardlip Penstemon

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

Type

Shrub

Flowering Plants, Herbs

Origin

South Africa

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Number of Varieties

756

0 40000

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Habitat

Boggy areas, Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy

Mountains, Upland

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-114-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

9-2

Sunset Zone

H1, 14, 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

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

365.76 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

182.88 cm45.70 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Red, Rose, Crimson

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site

Pollution, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Trim each shoot back to the first set of leaves

Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Leaf spot, Root rot

Plant Tolerance

Wet Site

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

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Laxative, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic, Tonic

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

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood

Whole plant

Other Uses

Used for woodware

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bog Garden, Cutflower, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa

PENSTEMON barbatus

Common Name

Buttonbush

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub

Beardlip Penstemon

In German

Button Strauch

Beardlip Penstemon

In French

buttonbush arbuste

penstemon beardlip

In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush

penstemon beardlip

In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος

beardlip penstemon

In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush

penstemon beardlip

In Polish

Buttonbush krzew

beardlip penstemon

In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush

Birdlip penstemon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rubiales

Lamiales

Family

Bruniaceae

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Cephalanthus

Penstemon

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

1240

1 27800

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Properties of Buttonbush and Beardlip Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Buttonbush and Beardlip Penstemon

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

Buttonbush and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

Buttonbush and Beardlip Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Buttonbush height is 365.76 cm and width 182.88 cm whereas Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Buttonbush and Beardlip Penstemon are as follows:

Buttonbush flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Buttonbush leaf color: Green
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Buttonbush and Beardlip Penstemon

Care of Buttonbush and Beardlip Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Buttonbush pruning is done Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Trim each shoot back to the first set of leaves and Beardlip Penstemon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Buttonbush 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.