Lebombo Cycad

Beardlip Penstemon

About Lebombo Cycad and Beardlip Penstemon

Lebombo Cycad

Beardlip Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Palm or Cycad

Flowering Plants, Herbs

1.3 Origin

South Africa

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not available

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Upland savannas

Mountains, Upland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-134-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

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

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

300.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

300.00 cm45.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Red, Rose, Crimson

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Orange, Orange Red

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Light Frost

Pollution, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs less watering

Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of 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

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Cycad weevils, Root Pathogen

Leaf spot, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Light Frost

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

None

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available, pollinators

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

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

Not Available

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Pine

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Traditional medicine

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Encephalartos lebomboensis

PENSTEMON barbatus

7.2 Common Name

Lebombo Cycad

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Lebombo Cycad

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Lebombo Palmfarn

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.3 In French

Lebombo Cycad

penstemon beardlip

7.2.4 In Spanish

Lebombo cícadas

penstemon beardlip

7.2.5 In Greek

Lebombo Cycad

beardlip penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Lebombo Cycad

penstemon beardlip

7.2.7 In Polish

Lebombo Cycad

beardlip penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

Lebombo Cycad

Birdlip penstemon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Cycadophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Cycadopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cycadales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Cycadaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Encephalartos

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

6640

1 27800

Properties of Lebombo Cycad and Beardlip Penstemon

Wondering what are the properties of Lebombo Cycad and Beardlip Penstemon? We provide you with everything About Lebombo Cycad and Beardlip Penstemon. Lebombo Cycad has thorns and Beardlip Penstemon doesn't have thorns. Also Lebombo Cycad does not have fragrant flowers. Lebombo Cycad has allergic reactions like Not Available and Beardlip Penstemon has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Lebombo Cycad and Beardlip Penstemon and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Lebombo Cycad and Beardlip Penstemon

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

Lebombo Cycad and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

Lebombo Cycad and Beardlip Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Lebombo Cycad height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Lebombo Cycad and Beardlip Penstemon are as follows:

Lebombo Cycad flower color: Not Available
Lebombo Cycad leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Lebombo Cycad and Beardlip Penstemon

Care of Lebombo Cycad and Beardlip Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lebombo Cycad pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Beardlip Penstemon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Lebombo Cycad 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.