Large Beardtongue

Shell Ginger

About Large Beardtongue and Shell Ginger

Large Beardtongue

Shell Ginger

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants

Tender Perennial

Origin

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

Southeastern Asia, India, Melanesia, Micronesia

Types

Variegata Dwarf, Variegata Chinese Beauty

Number of Varieties

7020

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Sandy areas, Sunny Edge

Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-98-15

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-5

Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

50.80 cm180.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

35.60 cm120.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

White

White, Red, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Multi-Color

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval to egg shaped

Lance shaped

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Requires plenty of water during the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply 8-4-6 amount

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds, Bumblebees

Butterflies

Allergy

Rash

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic

Antiulcerogenic, Diuretic, Hypotensive

Part of Plant Used

Root

Leaves, Rhizomes

Other Uses

Chewing

Can be made into a herbal tea, Leaves used for wrapping zongi, Used to flavour noodles, Used to wrap mochi rice cakes

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PENSTEMON grandiflorus 'Prairie Snow'

ALPINIA zerumbet

Common Name

Large Beardtongue, Prairie Snow Beardtongue

Shell Ginger

In Hindi

Large Beardtongue

Shell Ginger

In German

Large Beardtongue

Shell Ginger

In French

Large Beardtongue

Shell Ginger

In Spanish

Large Beardtongue

Shell jengibre

In Greek

Large Beardtongue

Shell Τζίντζερ

In Portuguese

Large Beardtongue

Shell Ginger

In Polish

Large Beardtongue

Shell Imbir

In Latin

Large Beardtongue

Crusta Ginger

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Lilopsida

Order

Scrophulariales

Zingiberales

Family

Scrophulariaceae

Zingiberaceae

Genus

Penstemon

Alpinia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Alpinieae

Subfamily

Alpinioideae

Number of Species

250150

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Large Beardtongue and Shell Ginger

Wondering what are the properties of Large Beardtongue and Shell Ginger? We provide you with everything About Large Beardtongue and Shell Ginger. Large Beardtongue doesn't have thorns and Shell Ginger doesn't have thorns. Also Large Beardtongue does not have fragrant flowers. Large Beardtongue has allergic reactions like and Shell Ginger has allergic reactions like . 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 Shell Ginger and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Perennial Flowers » More

Large Beardtongue and Giant Butterbur

Large Beardtongue and Japanese Butterbur

Large Beardtongue and Purple Butterbur

» More Compare Perennial Flowers

Season and Care of Large Beardtongue and Shell Ginger

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

Large Beardtongue and Shell Ginger Physical Information

Large Beardtongue and Shell Ginger physical information is very important for comparison. Large Beardtongue height is 50.80 cm and width 35.60 cm whereas Shell Ginger height is 180.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Large Beardtongue and Shell Ginger are as follows:

Large Beardtongue flower color: White
Large Beardtongue leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Shell Ginger flower color: White, Red and Light Pink
Shell Ginger leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Large Beardtongue and Shell Ginger

Care of Large Beardtongue and Shell Ginger include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Large Beardtongue pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Shell Ginger pruning is done Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant, 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 Shell Ginger needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.