Loosestrife

Beardlip Penstemon

About Loosestrife and Beardlip Penstemon

Loosestrife

Beardlip Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Flowering Plants, Herbs

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not available

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Wet ground

Mountains, Upland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-94-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 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

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.50 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

40.60 cm45.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Rose

Red, Rose, Crimson

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

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

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, In Water

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not let dry out between waterings, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Requires a lot of watering, Water Deeply

Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Ample Water

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Lots of watering

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in spring, Prune in summer

Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves, Don't use high pH fertilizers, fertilize in spring

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Leaf spot, Root rot

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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

Not Available

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Diarrhea, Intestinal gas

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Acne

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antibiotic, Astringent, Diarrhea

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LYTHRUM 'Happy'

PENSTEMON barbatus

7.2 Common Name

Loosetrife

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Loosetrife

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Loosetrife

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.3 In French

salicaire

penstemon beardlip

7.2.4 In Spanish

loosetrife

penstemon beardlip

7.2.5 In Greek

loosetrife

beardlip penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

loosetrife

penstemon beardlip

7.2.7 In Polish

loosetrife

beardlip penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

loosetrife

Birdlip penstemon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Anthophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Myrtales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Lythraceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Lythrum

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA40

1 27800

Properties of Loosestrife and Beardlip Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Loosestrife and Beardlip Penstemon

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

Loosestrife and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

Loosestrife and Beardlip Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Loosestrife height is 30.50 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Loosestrife and Beardlip Penstemon are as follows:

Loosestrife flower color: Pink and Rose
Loosestrife leaf color: Dark Green
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Loosestrife and Beardlip Penstemon

Care of Loosestrife and Beardlip Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Loosestrife pruning is done Prune in spring and Prune in summer and Beardlip Penstemon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Loosestrife needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Lots of watering. Whereas, in summer Beardlip Penstemon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.