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About Beardtongue and Sugar Pine


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen  
Flowering Plants  

Origin
Western United States, Canada  
South-Central United States  

Types
Pinus lambertiana  
Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus  

Number of Varieties
5  
200  
34

Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy  
Rocky areas  

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999  
5-8  

AHS Heat Zone
8-1  
12-1  

Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  
No Available  

Habit
Oval or Rounded  
Clump-Forming  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
1,520.00 cm  
28
30.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
760.00 cm  
29
30.50 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
-  
White, Purple  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Brown, Sandy Brown  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
-  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
-  
Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
-  
Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Needle like  
Long linear and narrow  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
-  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Medium  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Loam  
Loam  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
-  
Late Spring  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
-  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings  
From bulbs  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Water three times weekly in summer  
Requires watering in the growing season  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Loam  
Loam  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Remove damaged leaves  

Fertilizers
27-3-3 ratio, Requires high amount of nitrogen  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Blister Rust  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
-  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
No  

Edible Fruit
Yes  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
-  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
-  

Self-Sowing
No  
No  

Attracts
Douglas squirrels  
Hummingbirds, Butterflies  

Allergy
Skin irritation  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
-  
Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Wood  
Flowers, Leaves  

Other Uses
Adhesive, Used as a chewing gum, Used for making green dye, Vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product  
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Feature Plant  
Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
PINUS lambertiana  
PENSTEMON cobaea  

Common Name
Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine  
Beardtongue  

In Hindi
Sugar Pine  
Beardtongue  

In German
Sugar Pine  
Bartfaden  

In French
Sugar Pine  
beardtongue  

In Spanish
Sugar Pine  
beardtongue  

In Greek
Sugar Pine  
Beardtongue  

In Portuguese
Sugar Pine  
Beardtongue  

In Polish
Sugar Pine  
Beardtongue  

In Latin
Pinus  
ursus lingua  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Coniferophyta  
Tracheophyta  

Class
Pinopsida  
Equisetopsida  

Order
Pinales  
Lamiales  

Family
Pinaceae  
Scrophulariaceae  

Genus
Pinus  
Penstemon  

Clade
-  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
Pinoideae  
-  

Number of Species
5  
261  
99+

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Properties of Sugar Pine and Beardtongue

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

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Season and Care of Sugar Pine and Beardtongue

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

Sugar Pine and Beardtongue Physical Information

Sugar Pine and Beardtongue physical information is very important for comparison. Sugar Pine height is 1,520.00 cm and width 760.00 cm whereas Beardtongue height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Sugar Pine and Beardtongue are as follows:

Care of Sugar Pine and Beardtongue

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

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