Crabapple

Beardtongue

About Crabapple and Beardtongue

Crabapple

Beardtongue

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Flowering Plants

Origin

South-Central United States

Types

No Available

Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus

Number of Varieties

55200

0 40000

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Habitat

All sorts of environments

Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-75-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

No Available

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

610.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

550.00 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Purple

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Small elliptic

Long linear and narrow

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, 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

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

Rash

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Formal Garden

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Used to make juice

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Malus Barbara Ann

PENSTEMON cobaea

Common Name

Barbara Ann Crabapple, Crabapple, Flowering Crabapple

Beardtongue

In Hindi

Crabapple

Beardtongue

In German

Crabapple

Bartfaden

In French

Crabapple

beardtongue

In Spanish

manzano silvestre

beardtongue

In Greek

Crabapple

Beardtongue

In Portuguese

Crabapple

Beardtongue

In Polish

jabłoń

Beardtongue

In Latin

Crabapple

ursus lingua

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Equisetopsida

Order

Rosales

Lamiales

Family

Rosaceae

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Malus

Penstemon

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Maleae

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae

Number of Species

55261

1 27800

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Properties of Crabapple and Beardtongue

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

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Season and Care of Crabapple and Beardtongue

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

Crabapple and Beardtongue Physical Information

Crabapple and Beardtongue physical information is very important for comparison. Crabapple height is 610.00 cm and width 550.00 cm whereas Beardtongue height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Crabapple and Beardtongue are as follows:

Crabapple flower color:
Crabapple leaf color:
Beardtongue flower color: White and Purple
Beardtongue leaf color: Green

Care of Crabapple and Beardtongue

Care of Crabapple and Beardtongue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Crabapple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Beardtongue pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Crabapple 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.