Large Beardtongue

Pentas

About Large Beardtongue and Pentas

Large Beardtongue

Pentas

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

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

Africa, Madagascar

1.4 Types

Not Available

Pentas lanceolata, Pentas ledermannii

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Sandy areas, Sunny Edge

Moist Soils, Wet ground, Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-910-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Not Available

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 cm91.44 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

White, Red, Purple, Pink

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

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval to egg shaped

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings

Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove hanging branches

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 13-13-13 amounts

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

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

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Bumblebees

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic

Diarrhea, Malaria, Snakebite, To Treat Ascariasis, To Treat Lymphadenitis

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Root

Flowers, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Chewing

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Bedding Plant, Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PENSTEMON grandiflorus 'Prairie Snow'

PENTAS

7.2 Common Name

Large Beardtongue, Prairie Snow Beardtongue

Pentas, Star flower, Star cluster

7.2.1 In Hindi

Large Beardtongue

Pentas plant

7.2.2 In German

Large Beardtongue

Pentas Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

Large Beardtongue

plante Pentas

7.2.4 In Spanish

Large Beardtongue

planta pentas

7.2.5 In Greek

Large Beardtongue

φυτό Pentas

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Large Beardtongue

planta Pentas

7.2.7 In Polish

Large Beardtongue

Pentas roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Large Beardtongue

Pentas herba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Vascular plant

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Scrophulariales

Gentianales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Rubiaceae

8.6 Genus

Penstemon

Pentas

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Knoxieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Rubioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA82

1 27800

Properties of Large Beardtongue and Pentas

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

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Season and Care of Large Beardtongue and Pentas

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

Large Beardtongue and Pentas Physical Information

Large Beardtongue and Pentas physical information is very important for comparison. Large Beardtongue height is 50.80 cm and width 35.60 cm whereas Pentas height is 243.84 cm and width 91.44 cm. The color specification of Large Beardtongue and Pentas are as follows:

Large Beardtongue flower color: White
Large Beardtongue leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Pentas flower color: White, Red, Purple and Pink
Pentas leaf color: Green

Care of Large Beardtongue and Pentas

Care of Large Beardtongue and Pentas include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Large Beardtongue pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Pentas pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove hanging branches. In summer Large Beardtongue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Pentas needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.