Milium Effusum

Beardtongue

About Milium Effusum and Beardtongue

Milium Effusum

Beardtongue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada

South-Central United States

1.4 Types

Not Available

Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA200

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Damp shady woods

Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-95-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 5

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

No Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

45.70 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green, Yellow green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering

Requires watering in the growing season

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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

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

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, 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

No Medicinal Use

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Wildflower

Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MILIUM effusum

PENSTEMON cobaea

7.2 Common Name

Millet Grass, Wood Millet

Beardtongue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Milium effusum

Beardtongue

7.2.2 In German

Wald-Flattergras

Bartfaden

7.2.3 In French

millet étalé

beardtongue

7.2.4 In Spanish

effusum milium

beardtongue

7.2.5 In Greek

milium effusum

Beardtongue

7.2.6 In Portuguese

milium effusum

Beardtongue

7.2.7 In Polish

prosownica rozpierzchła

Beardtongue

7.2.8 In Latin

milium effusum

ursus lingua

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Equisetopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Milium

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA261

1 27800

Properties of Milium Effusum and Beardtongue

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

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Season and Care of Milium Effusum and Beardtongue

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

Milium Effusum and Beardtongue Physical Information

Milium Effusum and Beardtongue physical information is very important for comparison. Milium Effusum height is 45.70 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Beardtongue height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Milium Effusum and Beardtongue are as follows:

Milium Effusum flower color: Not Available
Milium Effusum leaf color: Green and Light Green
Beardtongue flower color: White and Purple
Beardtongue leaf color: Green

Care of Milium Effusum and Beardtongue

Care of Milium Effusum and Beardtongue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Milium Effusum pruning is done Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Beardtongue pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Milium Effusum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Beardtongue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.