Chaco

Beardtongue

About Chaco and Beardtongue

Chaco

Beardtongue

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants

Origin

Mexico, Central America

South-Central United States

Types

Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle

Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus

Number of Varieties

100200

0 40000

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Habitat

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods

Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-155-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12*3

12-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

No Available

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

61.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

10.50 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Green

White, Purple

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Long linear and narrow

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Average Water

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

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

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Flies

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine

Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

SECHIUM edule

PENSTEMON cobaea

Common Name

Chaco, Chayote, Vegetable Pear

Beardtongue

In Hindi

Hydrangea

Beardtongue

In German

Hortensie

Bartfaden

In French

Hortensia

beardtongue

In Spanish

Hortensia

beardtongue

In Greek

υδραγεία

Beardtongue

In Portuguese

Hortênsia

Beardtongue

In Polish

Hortensja

Beardtongue

In Latin

Hibiscus

ursus lingua

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Equisetopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Penstemon

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

-261

1 27800

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Properties of Chaco and Beardtongue

Wondering what are the properties of Chaco and Beardtongue? We provide you with everything About Chaco and Beardtongue. Chaco doesn't have thorns and Beardtongue doesn't have thorns. Also Chaco does not have fragrant flowers. Chaco has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting and Beardtongue has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea 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 Chaco and Beardtongue and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Chaco and Beardtongue

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

Chaco and Beardtongue Physical Information

Chaco and Beardtongue physical information is very important for comparison. Chaco height is 61.00 cm and width 10.50 cm whereas Beardtongue height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Chaco and Beardtongue are as follows:

Chaco flower color: Light Green
Chaco leaf color: Green
Beardtongue flower color: White and Purple
Beardtongue leaf color: Green

Care of Chaco and Beardtongue

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