Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Flowering Plants
Origin
China
South-Central United States
Types
Yellow peach, White peach, Clingstone
Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus
Habitat
Warmer regions
Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9
5-8
Sunset Zone
H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
No Available
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Flower Color
Red, Green, Light Green, Yellow
White, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow
Not Available
Leaf Color in Spring
Pink
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
Leaf Shape
Long, simple, curved and folded
Long linear and narrow
Plant Season
Spring
Not Available
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well drained
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Late Spring
Tolerances
Drought
Not Available
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering
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 pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove all suckers, Remove all watersprouts, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove tight V-branching crotches
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Invasive
No
Not Available
Attracts
Bees, Hummingbirds, Insects
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy, Urticaria
Not Available
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Making cosmetics
Not Available
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac, Blood stasis and neurodegenerative diseases, Cancer, cholesterol-lowering, Combats Stress, Culinary Usage, Diuretic, Hair Loss, Hypokalemia, Obesity, Skin Disorders, Stomach pain, Weight loss
Not Available
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
For making oil, Gum, Used as a dye, Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
No
No
Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes
Yes
Garden Design
Container, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PRUNUS persica
PENSTEMON cobaea
Common Name
Peach
Beardtongue
In Hindi
आड़ू
Beardtongue
In German
Pfirsich
Bartfaden
In French
pêche
beardtongue
In Spanish
melocotón
beardtongue
In Greek
ροδάκινο
Beardtongue
In Portuguese
pêssego
Beardtongue
In Polish
brzoskwinia
Beardtongue
In Latin
persici
ursus lingua
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Equisetopsida
Family
Rosaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Amygdaleae
Not Available
Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
Not Available
Number of Species
Not Available
Properties of Peach and Beardtongue
Wondering what are the properties of Peach and Beardtongue? We provide you with everything About Peach and Beardtongue. Peach doesn't have thorns and Beardtongue doesn't have thorns. Also Peach does not have fragrant flowers. Peach has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy and Urticaria and Beardtongue has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy and Urticaria. 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 Peach and Beardtongue and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.
Season and Care of Peach and Beardtongue
Season and care of Peach and Beardtongue is important to know. While considering everything about Peach and Beardtongue Care, growing season is an essential factor. Peach season is Spring and Beardtongue season is Spring. The type of soil for Peach is Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well drained and for Beardtongue is Loam while the PH of soil for Peach is Acidic and for Beardtongue is Neutral, Alkaline.
Peach and Beardtongue Physical Information
Peach and Beardtongue physical information is very important for comparison. Peach height is 1,005.84 cm and width 15.24 cm whereas Beardtongue height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Peach and Beardtongue are as follows:
Care of Peach and Beardtongue
Care of Peach and Beardtongue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Peach pruning is done Remove all suckers, Remove all watersprouts, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove tight V-branching crotches and Beardtongue pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Peach 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.