Eastern Gamagrass

Beardlip Penstemon

About Eastern Gamagrass and Beardlip Penstemon

Eastern Gamagrass

Beardlip Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Flowering Plants, Herbs

1.3 Origin

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, Caribbean

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

marshes, Riverbanks, Sandy areas, Tropical rainforest

Mountains, Upland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-10

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 5

9-2

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

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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150.00 cm

Rank: 87 (Overall)▶

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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90.00 cm

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45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Orange Red

Red, Rose, Crimson

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light brown, Light Green

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Olive

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Dark Green, Dark Red, Bronze

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

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, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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28% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Pollution, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Borers, Red blotch

Leaf spot, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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35% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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4% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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6% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Insects

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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63% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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

Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Insignificant

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Water Gardens, Wildflower

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

TRIPSACUM dactyloides

PENSTEMON barbatus

7.2 Common Name

Eastern Gamagrass

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

7.2.1 In Hindi

पूर्वी Gamagrass

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Eastern Gamagrass

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.3 In French

Gamagrass Orient

penstemon beardlip

7.2.4 In Spanish

Maicillo del Este

penstemon beardlip

7.2.5 In Greek

Ανατολική Gamagrass

beardlip penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Gamagrass Oriental

penstemon beardlip

7.2.7 In Polish

Eastern Gamagrass

beardlip penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

Orientalium Gamagrass

Birdlip penstemon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Streptophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Tripsacum

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Andropogoneae

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8.9 Subfamily

Panicoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Eastern Gamagrass and Beardlip Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Eastern Gamagrass and Beardlip Penstemon

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

Eastern Gamagrass and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

Eastern Gamagrass and Beardlip Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Eastern Gamagrass height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Eastern Gamagrass and Beardlip Penstemon are as follows:

Eastern Gamagrass flower color: Light Yellow and Orange Red
Eastern Gamagrass leaf color: Green and Olive
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Eastern Gamagrass and Beardlip Penstemon

Care of Eastern Gamagrass and Beardlip Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Eastern Gamagrass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Beardlip Penstemon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Eastern Gamagrass 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.