Sausage Tree

Beardlip Penstemon

About Sausage Tree and Beardlip Penstemon

Sausage Tree

Beardlip Penstemon

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Flowering Plants, Herbs

Origin

Eastern Africa, Middle Africa

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Kigelia africana

Number of Varieties

956

0 40000

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Habitat

Riverine forest, wooded grassland

Mountains, Upland

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-124-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

9-2

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 12, 13, 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

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

910.00 cm45.70 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Dark Red, Tan

Red, Rose, Crimson

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Pollution, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs a lot of water initially

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, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

Balanced liquid fertilizer monthly

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Rust

Leaf spot, Root rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

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

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Birds, Butterflies

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

Poisonous when unripe

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Acne, Slow downs aging

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Gynaecological, Malaria, STDs

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

Part of Plant Used

Dried seeds, Leaves

Whole plant

Other Uses

Used to flavour beer, Used to produce a red dye

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

KIGELIA africana

PENSTEMON barbatus

Common Name

Sausage Tree

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

In Hindi

Sausage Tree

Beardlip Penstemon

In German

Sausage Tree

Beardlip Penstemon

In French

saucisse Arbre

penstemon beardlip

In Spanish

Árbol de salchicha

penstemon beardlip

In Greek

λουκάνικο δέντρο

beardlip penstemon

In Portuguese

Árvore de salsicha

penstemon beardlip

In Polish

kiełbasa Drzewo

beardlip penstemon

In Latin

farciminis ligno

Birdlip penstemon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Bignoniaceae

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Kaempferia

Penstemon

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

Tribe

Tecomeae

Subfamily

Number of Species

940

1 27800

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Properties of Sausage Tree and Beardlip Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Sausage Tree and Beardlip Penstemon

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

Sausage Tree and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

Sausage Tree and Beardlip Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Sausage Tree height is 1,220.00 cm and width 910.00 cm whereas Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Sausage Tree and Beardlip Penstemon are as follows:

Sausage Tree flower color: Dark Red and Tan
Sausage Tree leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Sausage Tree and Beardlip Penstemon

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