Purple Lovegrass

Beardlip Penstemon

About Purple Lovegrass and Beardlip Penstemon

Purple Lovegrass

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

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Greener Pastures

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Grassland

Mountains, Upland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10 - 3

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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45.70 cm

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60.00 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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5.10 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

Purple

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

Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Purple

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Drought

Pollution, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

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36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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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

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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4% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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18% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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6% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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48% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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63% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

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

Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ERAGROSTIS spectabilis

PENSTEMON barbatus

7.2 Common Name

Purple Lovegrass

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

7.2.1 In Hindi

eragrostis spectabilis

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.2 In German

eragrostis spectabilis

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.3 In French

eragrostis spectabilis

penstemon beardlip

7.2.4 In Spanish

Eragrostis spectabilis

penstemon beardlip

7.2.5 In Greek

eragrostis spectabilis

beardlip penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Eragrostis spectabilis

penstemon beardlip

7.2.7 In Polish

Eragrostis okazałe

beardlip penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

Eragrostis spectabilis

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

Eragrostis

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Eragrostideae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Chloridoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Purple Lovegrass and Beardlip Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Purple Lovegrass and Beardlip Penstemon

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

Purple Lovegrass and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

Purple Lovegrass and Beardlip Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Purple Lovegrass height is 45.70 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Purple Lovegrass and Beardlip Penstemon are as follows:

Purple Lovegrass flower color: Purple
Purple Lovegrass leaf color: Light Green
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Purple Lovegrass and Beardlip Penstemon

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