Queen of the Night

Beardtongue

About Queen of the Night and Beardtongue

Queen of the Night

Beardtongue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus, Flowering Plants

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

South America, Argentina, Brazil

South-Central United States

1.4 Types

Not available

Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA200

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry Forest, limestone outcrops, Subtropical climates

Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-145-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H2, 13, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

No Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

300.00 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Green

White, Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Orange, Pink, White, Yellow

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Not Available

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Distilled Water, Needs good drainage

Requires watering in the growing season

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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial 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

Bacterial Stem Rot, Mealy bugs, Red spider mite, Scale

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Spider Mites

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, hallucinations

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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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antidiabetic, Rheumatism, Soothing and relieving pain

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Traditional medicine, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in herbal medicines

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edible, Hedges, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Selenicereus grandiflorus

PENSTEMON cobaea

7.2 Common Name

Queen of the night, large-flowered cactus, sweet-scented cactus, vanilla cactus

Beardtongue

7.2.1 In Hindi

रात की रानी

Beardtongue

7.2.2 In German

Königin der Nacht

Bartfaden

7.2.3 In French

Reine de la nuit

beardtongue

7.2.4 In Spanish

Reina de la noche

beardtongue

7.2.5 In Greek

Βασίλισσα της νύχτας

Beardtongue

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Rainha da noite

Beardtongue

7.2.7 In Polish

Królowa nocy

Beardtongue

7.2.8 In Latin

Domina noctis

ursus lingua

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Equisetopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Selenicereus

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Hylocereeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

19261

1 27800

Properties of Queen of the Night and Beardtongue

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

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Season and Care of Queen of the Night and Beardtongue

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

Queen of the Night and Beardtongue Physical Information

Queen of the Night and Beardtongue physical information is very important for comparison. Queen of the Night height is 300.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Beardtongue height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Queen of the Night and Beardtongue are as follows:

Queen of the Night flower color: White and Light Green
Queen of the Night leaf color: Not Available
Beardtongue flower color: White and Purple
Beardtongue leaf color: Green

Care of Queen of the Night and Beardtongue

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