Giant Waterlily

Beardlip Penstemon

About Giant Waterlily and Beardlip Penstemon

Giant Waterlily

Beardlip Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Aquatics

Flowering Plants, Herbs

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

along watercourse

Mountains, Upland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-154-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

Spreading

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

510.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

37.00 cm45.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Light Pink

Red, Rose, Crimson

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Yellow green, Bronze

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Yellow green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Yellow green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Disc shaped

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Not Available

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Pollution, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

In Water

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

Keep immersed in water

Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Aquatic Plant

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Aquatic Plant

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Aquatic Plant

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Available

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

No fertilizers needed

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Snails

Leaf spot, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Frost, Full Sun

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Double

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

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Insects, Moths, Snakes

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Making cosmetics

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Very little waste

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

Sometimes

Insignificant

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

VICTORIA 'Longwood Hybrid'

PENSTEMON barbatus

7.2 Common Name

Giant Waterlily, Longwood Hybrid Giant Waterlily

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

7.2.1 In Hindi

पानी लिली

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Riesen- Seerose

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.3 In French

géant nénuphar

penstemon beardlip

7.2.4 In Spanish

lirio de agua

penstemon beardlip

7.2.5 In Greek

νούφαρο

beardlip penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

waterlily

penstemon beardlip

7.2.7 In Polish

Lilia wodna

beardlip penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

ingens aqua lilium,

Birdlip penstemon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Equisetopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Nymphaeales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Nymphaeaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Victoria

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA40

1 27800

Properties of Giant Waterlily and Beardlip Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Giant Waterlily and Beardlip Penstemon

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

Giant Waterlily and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

Giant Waterlily and Beardlip Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Giant Waterlily height is 510.00 cm and width 37.00 cm whereas Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Giant Waterlily and Beardlip Penstemon are as follows:

Giant Waterlily flower color: White, Pink and Light Pink
Giant Waterlily leaf color: Green, Yellow green and Bronze
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Giant Waterlily and Beardlip Penstemon

Care of Giant Waterlily and Beardlip Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Giant Waterlily pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Beardlip Penstemon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Giant Waterlily needs Aquatic Plant and in winter, it needs Aquatic Plant. Whereas, in summer Beardlip Penstemon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.