Kou

Beardlip Penstemon

About Kou and Beardlip Penstemon

Kou

Beardlip Penstemon

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Flowering Plants, Herbs

Origin

Eastern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Mareer, Manjak

Number of Varieties

1556

0 40000

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Habitat

Saline Soils, Sandy areas

Mountains, Upland

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-154-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-10

9-2

Sunset Zone

H1, H2

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

760.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

670.00 cm45.70 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Gold, Orange Red

Red, Rose, Crimson

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Chocolate

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Pollution, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

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, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves

Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Root rot, Snails

Leaf spot, Root rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought and Salt

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

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

Dizziness, Throat itching, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Making cosmetics, used as a dye

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Absorbs greenhouse gases, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Acne, Aging, Hair Loss

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

Whole plant

Other Uses

Making Shampoo, Showy Purposes, Used as Biofuel, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CORDIA subcordata

PENSTEMON barbatus

Common Name

Beach Cordia, Island Walnut, Kou, Sea Trumpet

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

In Hindi

Cordia subcordata

Beardlip Penstemon

In German

Cordia subcordata

Beardlip Penstemon

In French

Cordia subcordata

penstemon beardlip

In Spanish

Cordia subcordata

penstemon beardlip

In Greek

Cordia subcordata

beardlip penstemon

In Portuguese

Cordia subcordata

penstemon beardlip

In Polish

Cordia subcordata

beardlip penstemon

In Latin

Cordia subcordata

Birdlip penstemon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Boraginaceae

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Cordia

Penstemon

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

140

1 27800

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Properties of Kou and Beardlip Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Kou and Beardlip Penstemon

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

Kou and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

Kou and Beardlip Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Kou height is 760.00 cm and width 670.00 cm whereas Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Kou and Beardlip Penstemon are as follows:

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

Care of Kou and Beardlip Penstemon

Care of Kou and Beardlip Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kou pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Remove damaged leaves and Beardlip Penstemon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Kou 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.