What is
Life Span
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Herbs
Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Types
-
Number of Varieties
56
Rank: 69 (Overall)
0
40000
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Habitat
Mountains, Upland
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-2
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Habit
Clump-Forming
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Rose, Crimson
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
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5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Season
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
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41% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Pollution, Salt
Care
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Root rot
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
✔
✘
51% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
10% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants
Showy Bark
✔
✘
No - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants has it !
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
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
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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✘
56% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Broken Bones, Burns, Sore throat, Stomach aliments, Urine infections
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
Insignificant
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
PENSTEMON barbatus
Common Name
Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue
In Hindi
Beardlip Penstemon
In German
Beardlip Penstemon
In French
penstemon beardlip
In Spanish
penstemon beardlip
In Greek
beardlip penstemon
In Portuguese
penstemon beardlip
In Polish
beardlip penstemon
In Latin
Birdlip penstemon
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Penstemon
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
40
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1
27800
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