Pearl Millet

Beardlip Penstemon

About Pearl Millet and Beardlip Penstemon

Pearl Millet

Beardlip Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

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

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Riverbanks

Mountains, Upland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 8

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

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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30.00 cm

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45.70 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Non Flowering Plant

Red, Rose, Crimson

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown, Tan

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gold

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long slender

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

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

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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28% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Salt

Pollution, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

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

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Soil test crop response correlation (STCR) based integrated fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Rust

Leaf spot, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Salt

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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35% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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4% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Removes pimples

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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63% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for birds

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Appetizer, Heart problems, Tonic

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Animal Feed, Fibre, Food for animals

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Insignificant

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PENNISETUM glaucum

PENSTEMON barbatus

7.2 Common Name

Millet, Pearl Millet

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

7.2.1 In Hindi

बाजरा

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.2 In German

Perlhirse

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.3 In French

Perle Millet

penstemon beardlip

7.2.4 In Spanish

El mijo perla

penstemon beardlip

7.2.5 In Greek

μαργαριτάρι Κεχρί

beardlip penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

milheto

penstemon beardlip

7.2.7 In Polish

Pearl Millet

beardlip penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

Pearl milium

Birdlip penstemon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Pennisetum

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Paniceae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Panicoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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140

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Properties of Pearl Millet and Beardlip Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Pearl Millet and Beardlip Penstemon

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

Pearl Millet and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

Pearl Millet and Beardlip Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Pearl Millet height is 60.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Pearl Millet and Beardlip Penstemon are as follows:

Pearl Millet flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Pearl Millet leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Pearl Millet and Beardlip Penstemon

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