Tree Echium

Beardtongue

About Tree Echium and Beardtongue

Tree Echium

Beardtongue

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Tree

Flowering Plants

Origin

Canary Islands

South-Central United States

Types

Echium pininana

Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus

Number of Varieties

10200

0 40000

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Habitat

tropical environments

Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-105-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

No Available

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

240.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Blue Violet

White, Purple

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

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

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Long linear and narrow

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ECHIUM pininana

PENSTEMON cobaea

Common Name

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

Beardtongue

In Hindi

Tree Echium

Beardtongue

In German

Baum Aciam

Bartfaden

In French

Arbre ACIAM

beardtongue

In Spanish

árbol Aciam

beardtongue

In Greek

δέντρο Aciam

Beardtongue

In Portuguese

árvore Aciam

Beardtongue

In Polish

drzewo Aciam

Beardtongue

In Latin

lignum Aciam

ursus lingua

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Equisetopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Boraginaceae

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Echium

Penstemon

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

60261

1 27800

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Properties of Tree Echium and Beardtongue

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

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Season and Care of Tree Echium and Beardtongue

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

Tree Echium and Beardtongue Physical Information

Tree Echium and Beardtongue physical information is very important for comparison. Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Beardtongue height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Tree Echium and Beardtongue are as follows:

Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Beardtongue flower color: White and Purple
Beardtongue leaf color: Green

Care of Tree Echium and Beardtongue

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