Wild Snapdragon

Sweetpea

About Wild Snapdragon and Sweetpea

Wild Snapdragon

Sweetpea

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas

Mediterranean

1.4 Types

Blue Toadflax, Old-Field Toadflax

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-99-10

4 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

8 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

61.00 cm180.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Light Blue, Lavender

White, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Lavender, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green, Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Green, Sea Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Gray Green

Green, Sea Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green

Green, Sea Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval to egg shaped

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Pinching, Shearing

4.8 Fertilizers

use all-purpose fertilizers

Organic Flower Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Foliar disease, Root rot, Spider mites

Aphids, Mildew, Mosaic viruses

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bumblebees

Caterpillar, Insects, Not Available, Snails

5.12 Allergy

Depression, High blood cholestrol, Pain

Diarrhea, Dizziness, Mouth itching, Stomach pain, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Cottage Garden, Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Fixes Nitrogen

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Used as essential oil

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Cottage garden, Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PENSTEMON grandiflorus

LATHYRUS odoratus

7.2 Common Name

Large Beardtongue, Shell-leaf Penstemon, Wild Snapdragon

Sweetpea

7.2.1 In Hindi

Wild Snapdragon

Sweetpea

7.2.2 In German

Wilde Snapdragon

Sweetpea

7.2.3 In French

Snapdragon sauvage

Sweetpea

7.2.4 In Spanish

Salvaje Snapdragon

Sweetpea

7.2.5 In Greek

άγρια Snapdragon

Sweetpea

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Selvagem Snapdragon

Sweetpea

7.2.7 In Polish

Dziki Snapdragon

Sweetpea

7.2.8 In Latin

Phlox Ferae

Sweetpea

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Scrophulariales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Penstemon

Lagerstroemia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Vicieae

8.9 Subfamily

Scrophularioideae

Faboideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Wild Snapdragon and Sweetpea

Wondering what are the properties of Wild Snapdragon and Sweetpea? We provide you with everything About Wild Snapdragon and Sweetpea. Wild Snapdragon doesn't have thorns and Sweetpea doesn't have thorns. Also Wild Snapdragon does not have fragrant flowers. Wild Snapdragon has allergic reactions like Depression, High blood cholestrol and Pain and Sweetpea has allergic reactions like Depression, High blood cholestrol and Pain. 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 Wild Snapdragon and Sweetpea and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Wild Snapdragon and Sweetpea

Season and care of Wild Snapdragon and Sweetpea is important to know. While considering everything about Wild Snapdragon and Sweetpea Care, growing season is an essential factor. Wild Snapdragon season is Spring and Summer and Sweetpea season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Wild Snapdragon is Clay, Loam and for Sweetpea is Loam while the PH of soil for Wild Snapdragon is Neutral, Alkaline and for Sweetpea is Acidic, Neutral.

Wild Snapdragon and Sweetpea Physical Information

Wild Snapdragon and Sweetpea physical information is very important for comparison. Wild Snapdragon height is 61.00 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Sweetpea height is 180.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Wild Snapdragon and Sweetpea are as follows:

Wild Snapdragon flower color: Pink, Light Blue and Lavender
Wild Snapdragon leaf color: Light Green, Blue Green and Gray Green
Sweetpea flower color: White, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Lavender and Blue Violet
Sweetpea leaf color: Green and Sea Green

Care of Wild Snapdragon and Sweetpea

Care of Wild Snapdragon and Sweetpea include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Wild Snapdragon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Sweetpea pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Pinching and Shearing. In summer Wild Snapdragon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sweetpea needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.