White Currant

Beardlip Penstemon

About White Currant and Beardlip Penstemon

White Currant

Beardlip Penstemon

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Flowering Plants, Herbs

Origin

Europe, Central Asia, Western Asia

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Ribes rubrum 'White Pearl', Ribes rubrum 'White Icicle'

Number of Varieties

456

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Habitat

Broad-Leaved Forests, shores, Stream side

Mountains, Upland

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-84-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

9-2

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 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

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

120.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

120.00 cm45.70 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Green

Red, Rose, Crimson

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Birds, Borers, Red blotch

Leaf spot, Root rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

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

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Iron, Phosphorus, Vitamin B, Vitamin C

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

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Whole plant

Whole plant

Other Uses

Culinary use, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

RIBES rubrum 'White Dutch'

PENSTEMON barbatus

Common Name

White Currant, Skunk Currant, Pink Currant, Yellow Currant

Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

In Hindi

White Currant

Beardlip Penstemon

In German

Weiße Ribisel

Beardlip Penstemon

In French

Ribes sativum

penstemon beardlip

In Spanish

grosella blanca

penstemon beardlip

In Greek

white currant

beardlip penstemon

In Portuguese

groselha-branca

penstemon beardlip

In Polish

biała porzeczka

beardlip penstemon

In Latin

Ribes glandulosum

Birdlip penstemon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Lamiales

Family

Grossulariaceae

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Ribes

Penstemon

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

10040

1 27800

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Properties of White Currant and Beardlip Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of White Currant and Beardlip Penstemon

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

White Currant and Beardlip Penstemon Physical Information

White Currant and Beardlip Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. White Currant height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Beardlip Penstemon height is 60.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of White Currant and Beardlip Penstemon are as follows:

White Currant flower color: Green
White Currant leaf color: Green
Beardlip Penstemon flower color: Red, Rose and Crimson
Beardlip Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of White Currant and Beardlip Penstemon

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