Jessamine

Beardlip Penstemon

About Jessamine and Beardlip Penstemon

Jessamine

Beardlip Penstemon

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Shrub

Flowering Plants, Herbs

Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Carolina jasmine,gelsemium

Number of Varieties

20056

0 40000

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Habitat

gardens

Mountains, Upland

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-154-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-7

9-2

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 16, 17, 21, 22, 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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

240.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

180.00 cm45.70 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Orange, Gold

Red, Rose, Crimson

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Purple

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblong elliptic

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season

Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches

Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Leaf rust, Red blotch, Snails

Leaf spot, Root rot

Plant Tolerance

Cold climate

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

Dizziness, Itchiness, Nausea, sneezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Skin inflammation

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Anti-oxidant, Antispasmodic

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

Part of Plant Used

Bulbs, Stem

Whole plant

Other Uses

Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Sometimes

Insignificant

Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CESTRUM 'Orange Peel'

PENSTEMON barbatus

Common Name

Jessamine

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

In Hindi

चमेली

Beardlip Penstemon

In German

Carolina-Jasmin

Beardlip Penstemon

In French

Gelsemium sempervirens

penstemon beardlip

In Spanish

Gelsemium sempervirens

penstemon beardlip

In Greek

Gelsemium sempervirens

beardlip penstemon

In Portuguese

Gelsemium sempervirens

penstemon beardlip

In Polish

Gelsemium sempervirens

beardlip penstemon

In Latin

Gelsemium sempervirens

Birdlip penstemon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales

Lamiales

Family

Solanaceae

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Cestrum

Penstemon

Clade

Asterids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Solanoideae

Number of Species

20040

1 27800

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Properties of Jessamine and Beardlip Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Jessamine and Beardlip Penstemon

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

Jessamine and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

Jessamine and Beardlip Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Jessamine height is 240.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Jessamine and Beardlip Penstemon are as follows:

Jessamine flower color: Orange and Gold
Jessamine leaf color: Green and Light Green
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Jessamine and Beardlip Penstemon

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