Japanese Pieris

Beardtongue

About Japanese Pieris and Beardtongue

Japanese Pieris

Beardtongue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Eastern Asia

South-Central United States

1.4 Types

Mountain Fire , Variegata , Purity , Red Mill

Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

13200

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Lowland evergreen rainforest, Shaded sites

Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-95-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

No Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Red, Light Pink, Hot Pink

White, Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Green, Dark Green, Pink, Bronze

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lanceolate to elliptical

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Winter

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Deer resistant, Light Frost

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

stem tip cuttings

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained, Requires consistently moist soil

Requires watering in the growing season

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring, fertilize in winter

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

dieback, Leaf spot, Mites, Soft scales

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Deer resistant, Light Frost

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

✔ ✘

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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

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, Moths

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Applicable

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Showy Purposes, 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

Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PIERIS japonica

PENSTEMON cobaea

7.2 Common Name

Japanese Andromeda

Beardtongue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Japanese pieris

Beardtongue

7.2.2 In German

Japanese pieris

Bartfaden

7.2.3 In French

Japanese pieris

beardtongue

7.2.4 In Spanish

Japanese pieris

beardtongue

7.2.5 In Greek

Japanese pieris

Beardtongue

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Japanese pieris

Beardtongue

7.2.7 In Polish

Japanese pieris

Beardtongue

7.2.8 In Latin

Japanese pieris

ursus lingua

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Equisetopsida

8.4 Order

Ericales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Ericaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Pieris

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Lyonieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Vaccinioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA261

1 27800

Properties of Japanese Pieris and Beardtongue

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

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Season and Care of Japanese Pieris and Beardtongue

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

Japanese Pieris and Beardtongue Physical Information

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

Japanese Pieris flower color: White, Red, Light Pink and Hot Pink
Japanese Pieris leaf color: Red, Green, Dark Green, Pink and Bronze
Beardtongue flower color: White and Purple
Beardtongue leaf color: Green

Care of Japanese Pieris and Beardtongue

Care of Japanese Pieris and Beardtongue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Japanese Pieris pruning is done Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Beardtongue pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Japanese Pieris 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.