Portulaca

Beardlip Penstemon

About Portulaca and Beardlip Penstemon

Portulaca

Beardlip Penstemon

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants

Flowering Plants, Herbs

Origin

South America

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Portulaca grandiflora

Number of Varieties

5056

0 40000

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Habitat

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

Mountains, Upland

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-114-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

9-2

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

Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm45.70 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red

Red, Rose, Crimson

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Pollution, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Well drained

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

Requires high amount of nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Brown Spots, Gray mold, Root rot, Stem rot

Leaf spot, Root rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Skin Problems

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Whole plant

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Cottage garden, Edible

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PORTULACA grandiflora

PENSTEMON barbatus

Common Name

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

In Hindi

Portulaca

Beardlip Penstemon

In German

Portulak

Beardlip Penstemon

In French

portulaca

penstemon beardlip

In Spanish

Portulaca

penstemon beardlip

In Greek

Portulaca

beardlip penstemon

In Portuguese

Portulaca

penstemon beardlip

In Polish

Portulaca

beardlip penstemon

In Latin

Portulaca

Birdlip penstemon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Lamiales

Family

Portulacaceae

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Portulaca

Penstemon

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

140

1 27800

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Properties of Portulaca and Beardlip Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Portulaca and Beardlip Penstemon

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

Portulaca and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

Portulaca and Beardlip Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Portulaca and Beardlip Penstemon are as follows:

Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Portulaca and Beardlip Penstemon

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