Tree Echium

Beardlip Penstemon

About Tree Echium and Beardlip Penstemon

Tree Echium

Beardlip Penstemon

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Tree

Flowering Plants, Herbs

Origin

Canary Islands

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Echium pininana

Number of Varieties

1056

0 40000

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Habitat

tropical environments

Mountains, Upland

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-104-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

9-2

Sunset Zone

21,22

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

240.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm45.70 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Blue Violet

Red, Rose, Crimson

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Pollution, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Leaf spot, Root rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Whole plant

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Sometimes

Insignificant

Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ECHIUM pininana

PENSTEMON barbatus

Common Name

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

In Hindi

Tree Echium

Beardlip Penstemon

In German

Baum Aciam

Beardlip Penstemon

In French

Arbre ACIAM

penstemon beardlip

In Spanish

árbol Aciam

penstemon beardlip

In Greek

δέντρο Aciam

beardlip penstemon

In Portuguese

árvore Aciam

penstemon beardlip

In Polish

drzewo Aciam

beardlip penstemon

In Latin

lignum Aciam

Birdlip penstemon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Boraginaceae

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Echium

Penstemon

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

6040

1 27800

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Properties of Tree Echium and Beardlip Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Tree Echium and Beardlip Penstemon

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

Tree Echium and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

Tree Echium and Beardlip Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Tree Echium and Beardlip Penstemon are as follows:

Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Tree Echium and Beardlip Penstemon

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