About Wild Snapdragon

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants

Origin

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

Types

Blue Toadflax, Old-Field Toadflax

Number of Varieties

Rank: 87 (Overall)

0 40000

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

61.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 3900

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Minimum Width

25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink, Light Blue, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval to egg shaped

Thorns

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5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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41% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

use all-purpose fertilizers

Pests and Diseases

Foliar disease, Root rot, Spider mites

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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3% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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51% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

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6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

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No - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants has it !

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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8% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Invasive

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5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

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54% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Bumblebees

Allergy

Depression, High blood cholestrol, Pain

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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56% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Used As Indoor Plant

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37% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PENSTEMON grandiflorus

Common Name

Large Beardtongue, Shell-leaf Penstemon, Wild Snapdragon

In Hindi

Wild Snapdragon

In German

Wilde Snapdragon

In French

Snapdragon sauvage

In Spanish

Salvaje Snapdragon

In Greek

άγρια Snapdragon

In Portuguese

Selvagem Snapdragon

In Polish

Dziki Snapdragon

In Latin

Phlox Ferae

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales

Family

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Penstemon

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Scrophularioideae

Number of Species

1 27800

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Properties of Wild Snapdragon

Want to know the properties of Wild Snapdragon? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Wild Snapdragon is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Wild Snapdragon Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use:

Part of plant used:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Wild Snapdragon Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Wild Snapdragon. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Wild Snapdragon physical information is as follows: tall and wide. Its leaf shape is . Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color:

Leaf color:

Care of Wild Snapdragon

Taking Wild Snapdragon Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Wild Snapdragon include pruning, which should be done . The watering done in summer is and in winter is . It needs for its proper growth.

Season and care of Wild Snapdragon

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Wild Snapdragon is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a plant. Wild Snapdragon is a very important plant from Perennial Flowers. There are varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: . This plant's habitat is and it comes in the hardiness zone . If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.