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About Parsnip and Beardtongue

What is

Life Span

Biennial and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Flowering Plants

Origin

Europe, Western Asia
South-Central United States

Types

Not Available
Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus

Number of Varieties

NA200
0 40000
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Habitat

waste ground, wastelands
Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-95-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

7-1
12-1

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
No Available

Habit

Rosette/Stemless
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.20 cm30.00 cm
0.54 3900
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Minimum Width

7.60 cm30.50 cm
0.1 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow
White, Purple

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown, Black
Not Available

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available
Not Available

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate
Long linear and narrow

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer
Not Available

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer
Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Not Available

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Armyworm, Cutworms, Downy mildew, Pitch canker, Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Not Available
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Fine
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

Stomach burn
Not Available

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Not Available
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Blood purifying, Good for skin
Not Available

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac
Not Available

Part of Plant Used

Root
Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PASTINACA sativa
PENSTEMON cobaea

Common Name

Parsnip
Beardtongue

In Hindi

चुकंदर
Beardtongue

In German

Pastinake
Bartfaden

In French

Panais
beardtongue

In Spanish

Chirivía
beardtongue

In Greek

Είδος δαυκίου
Beardtongue

In Portuguese

cherivia
Beardtongue

In Polish

Pasternak
Beardtongue

In Latin

parsnip
ursus lingua

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Equisetopsida

Order

Apiales
Lamiales

Family

Apiaceae
Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Abelia
Penstemon

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Not Available
Not Available

Subfamily

Not Available
Not Available

Number of Species

NA261
1 27800
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Properties of Parsnip and Beardtongue

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

Season and Care of Parsnip and Beardtongue

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

Parsnip and Beardtongue Physical Information

Parsnip and Beardtongue physical information is very important for comparison. Parsnip height is 15.20 cm and width 7.60 cm whereas Beardtongue height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Parsnip and Beardtongue are as follows:

  • Parsnip flower color: Yellow

  • Parsnip leaf color: Green

  • Beardtongue flower color: White and Purple

  • Beardtongue leaf color: Green

Care of Parsnip and Beardtongue

Care of Parsnip and Beardtongue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Parsnip pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Beardtongue pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Parsnip 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.