Heliotrope

Beardlip Penstemon

About Heliotrope and Beardlip Penstemon

Heliotrope

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

South America

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not available

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions, tropical environments

Mountains, Upland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-134-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-1

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 15, 16, 17, 23, 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

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

66.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

61.00 cm45.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Ivory

Red, Rose, Crimson

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

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

Summer, Fall

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

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Deer resistant, Drought, Heat Tolerance

Pollution, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mealybugs, Spider mites, Whiteflies

Leaf spot, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Deer resistant, Drought, Heat 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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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

✔ ✘

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

Glossy

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

Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Sore throat, Uterine Displacement

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Whole plant

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Making Perfumes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

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, Mixed Border

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HELIOTROPIUM arborescens

PENSTEMON barbatus

7.2 Common Name

Heliotrope, Common Heliotrope, Garden Heliotrope

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

7.2.1 In Hindi

हेलीओट्रोप

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Heliotrop

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.3 In French

héliotrope

penstemon beardlip

7.2.4 In Spanish

heliotropo

penstemon beardlip

7.2.5 In Greek

ηλιοτρόπιο

beardlip penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

heliotrópio

penstemon beardlip

7.2.7 In Polish

heliotrop

beardlip penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

Heliotrope

Birdlip penstemon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Boraginaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Heliotropium

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Heliotropioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

25040

1 27800

Properties of Heliotrope and Beardlip Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Heliotrope and Beardlip Penstemon

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

Heliotrope and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

Heliotrope and Beardlip Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Heliotrope height is 66.00 cm and width 61.00 cm whereas Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Heliotrope and Beardlip Penstemon are as follows:

Heliotrope flower color: White and Ivory
Heliotrope leaf color: Dark Green
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Heliotrope and Beardlip Penstemon

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