Cornflower

Beardlip Penstemon

About Cornflower and Beardlip Penstemon

Cornflower

Beardlip Penstemon

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Flowering Plants, Herbs

Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, China, Korea

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

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

Number of Varieties

10056

0 40000

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Habitat

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods

Mountains, Upland

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-114-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7 - 1

9-2

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm45.70 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo, Dark Blue

Red, Rose, Crimson

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown, Sandy Brown

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Sea Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Sea Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Sea Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loamy

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Loamy

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

Compost

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis Blight, Leafminers, Mealybugs, Mushroom root rot

Leaf spot, Root rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Indoor Air Purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Very little waste

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Whole plant

Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Herb

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CENTAUREA cyanus

PENSTEMON barbatus

Common Name

Batchelor's Buttons, Cornflower

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

In Hindi

Hydrangea

Beardlip Penstemon

In German

Hortensie

Beardlip Penstemon

In French

Hortensia

penstemon beardlip

In Spanish

Hortensia

penstemon beardlip

In Greek

υδραγεία

beardlip penstemon

In Portuguese

Hortênsia

penstemon beardlip

In Polish

Hortensja

beardlip penstemon

In Latin

Hibiscus

Birdlip penstemon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Anthophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Lamiales

Family

Asteraceae

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Centaurea

Penstemon

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

Tribe

Cynareae

Subfamily

Carduoideae

Number of Species

25040

1 27800

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Properties of Cornflower and Beardlip Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Cornflower and Beardlip Penstemon

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

Cornflower and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

Cornflower and Beardlip Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Cornflower height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Cornflower and Beardlip Penstemon are as follows:

Cornflower flower color: Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo and Dark Blue
Cornflower leaf color: Sea Green and Gray Green
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Cornflower and Beardlip Penstemon

Care of Cornflower and Beardlip Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cornflower 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 Cornflower 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.