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Hakone Grass
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About Hakone Grass and Beardtongue

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Grass
Flowering Plants

Origin

Japan
South-Central United States

Types

Benikaze, Nicolas, All Gold, Albostriata
Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus

Number of Varieties

4200
0 40000
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Habitat

gardens, Shaded sites, Temperate Regions
Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-95-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 5
12-1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
No Available

Habit

Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm30.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

61.00 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Several shades of Green
White, Purple

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Lime Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Red, Orange, Yellow green, Pink, Orange Red
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow
Long linear and narrow

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Divison
From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Average Water
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

fertilize in growing season
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Shade areas
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

-
Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

-
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HAKONECHLOA macra
PENSTEMON cobaea

Common Name

Hakone Grass
Beardtongue

In Hindi

hakone grass
Beardtongue

In German

Hakone Gras
Bartfaden

In French

Hakone herbe
beardtongue

In Spanish

hierba Hakone
beardtongue

In Greek

Hakone γρασίδι
Beardtongue

In Portuguese

Hakone grama
Beardtongue

In Polish

Hakone trawa
Beardtongue

In Latin

Hakone herba
ursus lingua

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Equisetopsida

Order

Cyperales
Lamiales

Family

Poaceae
Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Hakonechloa
Penstemon

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

40261
1 27800
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Properties of Hakone Grass and Beardtongue

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

Season and Care of Hakone Grass and Beardtongue

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

Hakone Grass and Beardtongue Physical Information

Hakone Grass and Beardtongue physical information is very important for comparison. Hakone Grass height is 30.50 cm and width 61.00 cm whereas Beardtongue height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Hakone Grass and Beardtongue are as follows:

  • Hakone Grass flower color: Several shades of Green

  • Hakone Grass leaf color: Green and Lime Green

  • Beardtongue flower color: White and Purple

  • Beardtongue leaf color: Green

Care of Hakone Grass and Beardtongue

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