1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Tree
Flowering Plants, Herbs
1.3 Origin
Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States
Southwestern United States, Mexico
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Hillside, Ridges
Mountains, Upland
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
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
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
610.00 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
150.00 cm45.70 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Light Yellow, Ivory
Red, Rose, Crimson
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Light Green, Chartreuse
Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Dark Green
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Pollution, Salt
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season, Water once every two or three weeks
Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Leaf spot, Root rot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Deers, Rabbits, Squirrels
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Headache, Treating fever
Broken Bones, Burns, Sore throat, Stomach aliments, Urine infections
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used in biomass, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood log is used in making fences
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CASTANEA pumila
PENSTEMON barbatus
7.2 Common Name
Chinquapin
Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue
7.2.1 In Hindi
बौना शाहबलूत
Beardlip Penstemon
7.2.2 In German
Zwergkastanien
Beardlip Penstemon
7.2.3 In French
châtaignier nain
penstemon beardlip
7.2.4 In Spanish
el castaño enano
penstemon beardlip
7.2.5 In Greek
νάνος καστανιάς
beardlip penstemon
7.2.6 In Portuguese
νάνος καστανιάς
penstemon beardlip
7.2.7 In Polish
krasnolud kasztan
beardlip penstemon
7.2.8 In Latin
P. castaneis
Birdlip penstemon
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Fagaceae
Scrophulariaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species