Heliconia

Beardlip Penstemon

About Heliconia and Beardlip Penstemon

Heliconia

Beardlip Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Flowering Plants, Herbs

1.3 Origin

Latin America and the Caribbean

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Humid climates, Warmer regions

Mountains, Upland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-154-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 24

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

Thicket/Colonizing

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

150.00 cm45.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Orange Red

Red, Rose, Crimson

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red, Orange

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

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

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes, Micropropagation

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

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

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Fertilize every two months

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red blotch, Soft scales

Leaf spot, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Salt

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds, Insects

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Food for birds

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Healing

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Root, Seeds

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Florist trade and landscaping

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Tropical

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HELICONIA psittacorum 'Lady Di'

PENSTEMON barbatus

7.2 Common Name

Heliconia, Lady Di Heliconia, Parakeet Flower

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Heliconia

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Heliconia

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.3 In French

Heliconia

penstemon beardlip

7.2.4 In Spanish

Heliconia

penstemon beardlip

7.2.5 In Greek

Heliconia

beardlip penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Heliconia

penstemon beardlip

7.2.7 In Polish

Heliconia

beardlip penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

Heliconia

Birdlip penstemon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Zingiberales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Heliconiaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Heliconia

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

19840

1 27800

Properties of Heliconia and Beardlip Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Heliconia and Beardlip Penstemon

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

Heliconia and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

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

Heliconia flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange and Orange Red
Heliconia leaf color: Green
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Heliconia and Beardlip Penstemon

Care of Heliconia and Beardlip Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Heliconia pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Beardlip Penstemon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Heliconia 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.