Large Beardtongue

Bush Clover

About Large Beardtongue and Bush Clover

Large Beardtongue

Bush Clover

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Perennial

1.3 Origin

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

China, Japan

1.4 Types

Not Available

Lespedeza davurica, Lespedeza davidii, Lespedeza caraganae

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA40

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Sandy areas, Sunny Edge

Fields, meadows, Terrestrial

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-95-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

50.80 cm243.84 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

35.60 cm243.84 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Rose, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Light Green, Sea Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green

Light Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval to egg shaped

Compound

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Early Summer, Summer, Late 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

Divison, Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings

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, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Clay, 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

Prune in early spring, Prune in late winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply 12-12-12 amounts

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

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Rash, Skin rash

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Root

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Chewing

Showy Purposes

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

Container, Groundcover, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PENSTEMON grandiflorus 'Prairie Snow'

LESPEDEZA thunbergii

7.2 Common Name

Large Beardtongue, Prairie Snow Beardtongue

Thunberg's bushclover, Thunberg's lespedeza, and shrub lespedeza

7.2.1 In Hindi

Large Beardtongue

Bush Clover Shrub

7.2.2 In German

Large Beardtongue

Bush Clover Strauch

7.2.3 In French

Large Beardtongue

Bush Clover Arbuste

7.2.4 In Spanish

Large Beardtongue

Bush Clover arbusto

7.2.5 In Greek

Large Beardtongue

Μπους Τριφύλλι θάμνων

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Large Beardtongue

Trevo de arbusto Arbusto

7.2.7 In Polish

Large Beardtongue

Bush Clover Krzew

7.2.8 In Latin

Large Beardtongue

Trifolium Frutex Bush

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Scrophulariales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Penstemon

Lespedeza

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Desmodieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Faboideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA40

1 27800

Properties of Large Beardtongue and Bush Clover

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

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Season and Care of Large Beardtongue and Bush Clover

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

Large Beardtongue and Bush Clover Physical Information

Large Beardtongue and Bush Clover physical information is very important for comparison. Large Beardtongue height is 50.80 cm and width 35.60 cm whereas Bush Clover height is 243.84 cm and width 243.84 cm. The color specification of Large Beardtongue and Bush Clover are as follows:

Large Beardtongue flower color: White
Large Beardtongue leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Bush Clover flower color: Rose and Violet
Bush Clover leaf color: Light Green, Sea Green and Blue Green

Care of Large Beardtongue and Bush Clover

Care of Large Beardtongue and Bush Clover include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Large Beardtongue pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Bush Clover pruning is done Prune in early spring, Prune in late winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Large Beardtongue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bush Clover needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.