Incense Cedar

Beardtongue

About Incense Cedar and Beardtongue

Incense Cedar

Beardtongue

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

Type

Tree

Flowering Plants

Origin

Western United States, California, Mexico

South-Central United States

Types

Calocedrus decurrens

Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus

Number of Varieties

1200

0 40000

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Habitat

low mountains, Mountain tops, Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions

Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-85-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

No Available

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

2,130.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

180.00 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Purple

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Long linear and narrow

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Stem Planting

From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs less watering, Water occasionally

Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

No fertilizers needed

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Insects

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Stomach pain

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Leaves

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Making Perfumes, Used in pencil industry

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CALOCEDRUS decurrens

PENSTEMON cobaea

Common Name

Incense Cedar

Beardtongue

In Hindi

Incense Cedar

Beardtongue

In German

Zeder

Bartfaden

In French

Encens Cedar

beardtongue

In Spanish

cedro de incienso

beardtongue

In Greek

θυμίαμα Κέδρος

Beardtongue

In Portuguese

cedro de incenso

Beardtongue

In Polish

kadzidło Cedar

Beardtongue

In Latin

incensum Cedar

ursus lingua

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Equisetopsida

Order

Pinales

Lamiales

Family

Cupressaceae

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Calocedrus

Penstemon

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

50261

1 27800

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Properties of Incense Cedar and Beardtongue

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

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Season and Care of Incense Cedar and Beardtongue

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

Incense Cedar and Beardtongue Physical Information

Incense Cedar and Beardtongue physical information is very important for comparison. Incense Cedar height is 2,130.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Beardtongue height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Incense Cedar and Beardtongue are as follows:

Incense Cedar flower color:
Incense Cedar leaf color: Green
Beardtongue flower color: White and Purple
Beardtongue leaf color: Green

Care of Incense Cedar and Beardtongue

Care of Incense Cedar and Beardtongue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Incense Cedar pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Beardtongue pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Incense Cedar 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.