Common Rush

Beardlip Penstemon

About Common Rush and Beardlip Penstemon

Common Rush

Beardlip Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Sedge or Rush

Flowering Plants, Herbs

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Africa, Asia

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

austrocalifornicus , effusus , laxus , pacificus , solutus

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

5NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

All sorts of environments, Banks, ditches, marshes, Shores of rivers or lakes

Mountains, Upland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-94-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-6

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 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

45.70 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

Brown

Red, Rose, Crimson

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

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

Green, Tan, Sandy Brown

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long hair-like leaves

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

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, reseeds

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require 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

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Free of serious pests and diseases

Leaf spot, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bumblebees, Flying insects

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Unknown

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Informal Hedge, Woodland margins

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

No Medicinal Use

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

woven into the covering of tatami mats

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

JUNCUS effusus

PENSTEMON barbatus

7.2 Common Name

Soft Rush

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Soft Rush

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Soft Rush

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.3 In French

Soft Rush

penstemon beardlip

7.2.4 In Spanish

Soft Rush

penstemon beardlip

7.2.5 In Greek

Soft Rush

beardlip penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Soft Rush

penstemon beardlip

7.2.7 In Polish

Soft Rush

beardlip penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

Soft Rush

Birdlip penstemon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Juncaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Juncus

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA40

1 27800

Properties of Common Rush and Beardlip Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Common Rush and Beardlip Penstemon

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

Common Rush and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

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

Common Rush flower color: Brown
Common Rush leaf color: Green
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Common Rush and Beardlip Penstemon

Care of Common Rush and Beardlip Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Common Rush pruning is done Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Beardlip Penstemon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Common Rush 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.