Elm

Beardtongue

About Elm and Beardtongue

Elm

Beardtongue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

North America

South-Central United States

1.4 Types

Water elm

Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA200

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, Hillside, stream banks, Swamps, Upland

Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-95-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

No Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

910.00 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Green

White, Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Yellow

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblique base

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Cold climate, Drought, Pollution, Salt

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Planting

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Ample Water

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Average Water

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove dead branches, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove hanging branches

Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Fertilize every year, fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bark beetles, Beetles, Borers, Mites, Moth, Red blotch, Scale

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Drought, Salt

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

allergic reaction, Asthma

Not Available

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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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Absorbs greenhouse gases, Absorbs huge amounts of CO2, Air purification, Food for birds, Forms dense stands, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shelter for wildlife, Wildlife

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic, Astringent

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Stem, Tree trunks, Wood

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as firewood, Used for woodware, Used in biomass, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry, Used in pulpwood and lumber production, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ULMUS americana

PENSTEMON cobaea

7.2 Common Name

American Elm

Beardtongue

7.2.1 In Hindi

अमेरिकी एल्म

Beardtongue

7.2.2 In German

amerikanische Ulme

Bartfaden

7.2.3 In French

orme d'Amérique

beardtongue

7.2.4 In Spanish

olmo americano

beardtongue

7.2.5 In Greek

American Elm

Beardtongue

7.2.6 In Portuguese

olmo americano

Beardtongue

7.2.7 In Polish

Amerykański wiązu

Beardtongue

7.2.8 In Latin

Latin ulmo

ursus lingua

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Equisetopsida

8.4 Order

Rosales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Ulmaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Ulmus

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

40261

1 27800

Properties of Elm and Beardtongue

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

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Season and Care of Elm and Beardtongue

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

Elm and Beardtongue Physical Information

Elm and Beardtongue physical information is very important for comparison. Elm height is 1,830.00 cm and width 910.00 cm whereas Beardtongue height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Elm and Beardtongue are as follows:

Elm flower color: Green
Elm leaf color: Light Green
Beardtongue flower color: White and Purple
Beardtongue leaf color: Green

Care of Elm and Beardtongue

Care of Elm and Beardtongue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Elm pruning is done Remove dead branches, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove hanging branches and Beardtongue pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Elm needs Ample Water and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Beardtongue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.