Moss Rose

Beardlip Penstemon

About Moss Rose and Beardlip Penstemon

Moss Rose

Beardlip Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Flowering Plants, Herbs

1.3 Origin

South America

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Afternoon delight Calpyso Mix Duet

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

12NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

All sorts of environments

Mountains, Upland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-114-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 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

Prostrate/Trailing

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

7.60 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm45.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Red, Orange, Pink, Magenta, Salmon

Red, Rose, Crimson

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Cylindrical

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

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

Needs watering once a week

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

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Loose, Sandy

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight

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

Red blotch

Leaf spot, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Applicable

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

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

Depurative, Hypotensive, Wounds

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Used as an ointment

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Landscape

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PORTULACA grandiflora

PENSTEMON barbatus

7.2 Common Name

Moss Rose

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

7.2.1 In Hindi

मॉस गुलाब

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Moss Rose

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.3 In French

Moss Rose

penstemon beardlip

7.2.4 In Spanish

musgo de Rose

penstemon beardlip

7.2.5 In Greek

Moss Rose

beardlip penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

rosa-musgo

penstemon beardlip

7.2.7 In Polish

Moss Rose

beardlip penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

Rosa moss

Birdlip penstemon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Portulacaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Portulaca

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, 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 Moss Rose and Beardlip Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Moss Rose and Beardlip Penstemon

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

Moss Rose and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

Moss Rose and Beardlip Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Moss Rose height is 7.60 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Moss Rose and Beardlip Penstemon are as follows:

Moss Rose flower color: White, Red, Orange, Pink, Magenta and Salmon
Moss Rose leaf color: Green
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Moss Rose and Beardlip Penstemon

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