Shooting Star

Beardlip Penstemon

About Shooting Star and Beardlip Penstemon

Shooting Star

Beardlip Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Flowering Plants, Herbs

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

alpine shootingstar , Jewelled shootingstar , Sierran shootingstar , broad-leaved shootingstar , Frigid Shootingstar

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

17NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, open Woodlands

Mountains, Upland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-154-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 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

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

240.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

180.00 cm45.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Salmon, Coral

Red, Rose, Crimson

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Green, Burgundy

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate elongated

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, 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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Pollution, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

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

Acidic, Neutral

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

Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Fungal leaf spots

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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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

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

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Runny nose, sneezing

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Mixed Border, small hedge

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Unknown

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Unknown

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, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CLERODENDRUM quadriloculare

PENSTEMON barbatus

7.2 Common Name

American cowslip , mosquito bills , mad violets , sailor caps

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

7.2.1 In Hindi

shooting star

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.2 In German

shooting star

Beardlip Penstemon

7.2.3 In French

Dodecatheon

penstemon beardlip

7.2.4 In Spanish

Dodecatheon

penstemon beardlip

7.2.5 In Greek

shooting star

beardlip penstemon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Dodecatheon

penstemon beardlip

7.2.7 In Polish

shooting star

beardlip penstemon

7.2.8 In Latin

shooting star

Birdlip penstemon

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Primulales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Verbenaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Dodecatheon

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

1740

1 27800

Properties of Shooting Star and Beardlip Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Shooting Star and Beardlip Penstemon

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

Shooting Star and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

Shooting Star and Beardlip Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Shooting Star height is 240.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Shooting Star and Beardlip Penstemon are as follows:

Shooting Star flower color: White, Pink, Salmon and Coral
Shooting Star leaf color: Red, Green and Burgundy
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Shooting Star and Beardlip Penstemon

Care of Shooting Star and Beardlip Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Shooting Star pruning is done Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Beardlip Penstemon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Shooting Star 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.