1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, Caribbean
1.4 Types
Blue Toadflax, Old-Field Toadflax
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds
marshes, Riverbanks, Sandy areas, Tropical rainforest
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
61.00 cm150.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
25.40 cm90.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Pink, Light Blue, Lavender
Light Yellow, Orange Red
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Light brown, Light Green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Olive
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Red, Dark Green, Dark Red, Bronze
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oval to egg shaped
Long Linear
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site, Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
use all-purpose fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Foliar disease, Root rot, Spider mites
Borers, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
Depression, High blood cholestrol, Pain
Skin irritation
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
No Beauty Benefits
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Water Gardens, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PENSTEMON grandiflorus
TRIPSACUM dactyloides
7.2 Common Name
Large Beardtongue, Shell-leaf Penstemon, Wild Snapdragon
Eastern Gamagrass
7.2.1 In Hindi
Wild Snapdragon
पूर्वी Gamagrass
7.2.2 In German
Wilde Snapdragon
Eastern Gamagrass
7.2.3 In French
Snapdragon sauvage
Gamagrass Orient
7.2.4 In Spanish
Salvaje Snapdragon
Maicillo del Este
7.2.5 In Greek
άγρια Snapdragon
Ανατολική Gamagrass
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Selvagem Snapdragon
Gamagrass Oriental
7.2.7 In Polish
Dziki Snapdragon
Eastern Gamagrass
7.2.8 In Latin
Phlox Ferae
Orientalium Gamagrass
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Streptophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Andropogoneae
8.9 Subfamily
Scrophularioideae
Panicoideae
8.10 Number of Species