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About Clumping Bamboo and Beardtongue


About Beardtongue and Clumping Bamboo


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Grass  
Flowering Plants  

Origin
China  
South-Central United States  

Types
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii  
Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus  

Number of Varieties
30  
99+
200  
34

Habitat
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods  
Rocky areas  

USDA Hardiness Zone
8-12  
5-8  

AHS Heat Zone
12 - 7  
12-1  

Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  
No Available  

Habit
Clump-Forming  
Clump-Forming  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
1,070.00 cm  
38
30.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
60.00 cm  
99+
30.50 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Pale White  
White, Purple  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Green  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Acicular  
Long linear and narrow  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
-  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Very Fast  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Loam  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
-  
Late Spring  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
-  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting  
From bulbs  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply  
Requires watering in the growing season  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
Loam  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves  
Remove damaged leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
-  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
No  

Showy Bark
Yes  
No  

Foliage Texture
Coarse  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
-  

Self-Sowing
No  
No  

Attracts
Beetles, Bugs, Mites  
Hummingbirds, Butterflies  

Allergy
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
No  
No  

Environmental Uses
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders, Obesity  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Stem, Tree trunks  
Flowers, Leaves  

Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry  
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical  
Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
BAMBUSA beecheyana  
PENSTEMON cobaea  

Common Name
Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo  
Beardtongue  

In Hindi
बांस  
Beardtongue  

In German
Verklumpung Bambus  
Bartfaden  

In French
clumping Bamboo  
beardtongue  

In Spanish
clumping Bamboo  
beardtongue  

In Greek
συσσώρευση μπαμπού  
Beardtongue  

In Portuguese
bambu aglutinação  
Beardtongue  

In Polish
zbicie bambus  
Beardtongue  

In Latin
clumping Bamboo  
ursus lingua  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Tracheophyta  

Class
Liliopsida  
Equisetopsida  

Order
Cyperales  
Lamiales  

Family
Poaceae  
Scrophulariaceae  

Genus
Bambusa  
Penstemon  

Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
Bambuseae  
-  

Subfamily
Bambusoideae  
-  

Number of Species
1200  
22
261  
99+

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Properties of Clumping Bamboo and Beardtongue

Wondering what are the properties of Clumping Bamboo and Beardtongue? We provide you with everything About Clumping Bamboo and Beardtongue. Clumping Bamboo doesn't have thorns and Beardtongue doesn't have thorns. Also Clumping Bamboo does not have fragrant flowers. Clumping Bamboo has allergic reactions like allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash and Respiratory distress and Beardtongue has allergic reactions like allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash and Respiratory distress. 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 Clumping Bamboo and Beardtongue and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Clumping Bamboo and Beardtongue

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

Clumping Bamboo and Beardtongue Physical Information

Clumping Bamboo and Beardtongue physical information is very important for comparison. Clumping Bamboo height is 1,070.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Beardtongue height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Clumping Bamboo and Beardtongue are as follows:

Care of Clumping Bamboo and Beardtongue

Care of Clumping Bamboo and Beardtongue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Clumping Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves and Beardtongue pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Clumping Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Beardtongue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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