Cats Whiskers

Beardlip Penstemon

About Cats Whiskers and Beardlip Penstemon

Cats Whiskers

Beardlip Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Flowering Plants, Herbs

1.3 Origin

South Africa

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, Forest margins, Grassland, Moist Ditches, Roadsides, Swamps, Tropical regions

Mountains, Upland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-154-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

9-2

1.8 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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.50 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

61.00 cm45.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange

Red, Rose, Crimson

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of 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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Leaf spot, Root rot

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

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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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

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

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

Arthritis, Bladder Infection, Cough, Diabetes, Gout, Kidney problems, Oedema, Rheumatism, Urinary tract problems

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BULBINE frutescens

PENSTEMON barbatus

7.2 Common Name

Bulbine, Cat's Whiskers, Rankkopieva

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Not Available

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Katze Whiskers Pflanze

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.3 In French

Moustaches usine de Cat

penstemon beardlip

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bigotes Planta de gato

penstemon beardlip

7.2.5 In Greek

Μουστάκια γάτας Φυτών

beardlip penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bigodes Planta de Gato

penstemon beardlip

7.2.7 In Polish

Kocie Wąsy rośliny

beardlip penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

Cat Whiskers Planta

Birdlip penstemon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Orthosiphon

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Ocimeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Nepetoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA40

1 27800

Properties of Cats Whiskers and Beardlip Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Cats Whiskers and Beardlip Penstemon

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

Cats Whiskers and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

Cats Whiskers and Beardlip Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Cats Whiskers height is 30.50 cm and width 61.00 cm whereas Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Cats Whiskers and Beardlip Penstemon are as follows:

Cats Whiskers flower color: Yellow and Orange
Cats Whiskers leaf color: Green
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Cats Whiskers and Beardlip Penstemon

Care of Cats Whiskers and Beardlip Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cats Whiskers pruning is done Remove deadheads and Beardlip Penstemon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Cats Whiskers 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.