Large Beardtongue

Blue Flax

About Large Beardtongue and Blue Flax

Large Beardtongue

Blue Flax

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Perennial

1.3 Origin

North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas

Europe, Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Winged flax, Bristle flax, Fairy flax

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Sandy areas, Sunny Edge

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-94-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

9-7

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

50.80 cm45.72 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

35.60 cm45.72 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Blue, Sky Blue

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval to egg shaped

Narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained, Needs a lot of moisture in the growing season, Reduce watering in winter

Average Water Needs, 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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Midseason Pruning, Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

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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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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, Bumblebees

Bees, Butterflies, Flies

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Cyanide poisoning

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin

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

Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic

Antirheumatic, Carminative, Emollient, Ophthalmic, Poultice, Stomachic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Root

Flowers, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Chewing

Cosmetics, Fibre, For making oil, Used in paper industry

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PENSTEMON grandiflorus 'Prairie Snow'

LINUM perenne

7.2 Common Name

Large Beardtongue, Prairie Snow Beardtongue

Perennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax

7.2.1 In Hindi

Large Beardtongue

Blue Flax Plant

7.2.2 In German

Large Beardtongue

Blaue Flachspflanze

7.2.3 In French

Large Beardtongue

Bleu lin Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

Large Beardtongue

Planta de lino azul

7.2.5 In Greek

Large Beardtongue

Μπλε Λίνο Φυτών

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Large Beardtongue

Planta do linho azul

7.2.7 In Polish

Large Beardtongue

Niebieski roślin lnu

7.2.8 In Latin

Large Beardtongue

Blue linum Planta

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Scrophulariales

Linales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Linaceae

8.6 Genus

Penstemon

Linum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Large Beardtongue and Blue Flax

Wondering what are the properties of Large Beardtongue and Blue Flax? We provide you with everything About Large Beardtongue and Blue Flax. Large Beardtongue doesn't have thorns and Blue Flax doesn't have thorns. Also Large Beardtongue does not have fragrant flowers. Large Beardtongue has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Blue Flax has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. 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 Large Beardtongue and Blue Flax and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Large Beardtongue and Blue Flax

Season and care of Large Beardtongue and Blue Flax is important to know. While considering everything about Large Beardtongue and Blue Flax Care, growing season is an essential factor. Large Beardtongue season is Summer and Blue Flax season is Summer. The type of soil for Large Beardtongue is Clay, Loam and for Blue Flax is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Large Beardtongue is Neutral, Alkaline and for Blue Flax is Neutral, Alkaline.

Large Beardtongue and Blue Flax Physical Information

Large Beardtongue and Blue Flax physical information is very important for comparison. Large Beardtongue height is 50.80 cm and width 35.60 cm whereas Blue Flax height is 45.72 cm and width 45.72 cm. The color specification of Large Beardtongue and Blue Flax are as follows:

Large Beardtongue flower color: White
Large Beardtongue leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Blue Flax flower color: Blue and Sky Blue
Blue Flax leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Large Beardtongue and Blue Flax

Care of Large Beardtongue and Blue Flax include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Large Beardtongue pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Blue Flax pruning is done Midseason Pruning, Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Large Beardtongue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blue Flax needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.