Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Flowering Plants
Origin
-
South-Central United States
Types
Aechmea caudata
Aechmea covata
Aechmea orlandiana
Aechmea recurvata
Aechmea 'Suenos'
Aechmea winkleri
Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus
Number of Varieties
200200
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Grassland, Rocky areas
Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-1
Sunset Zone
-
No Available
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
-
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
-
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently, Water twice a day in the initial period, Water when soil is dry
Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
-
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
-
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Requires little pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
-
-
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
Dermititis
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
AECHMEA pabstii
PENSTEMON cobaea
Common Name
Aechmea, Bromeliad
Beardtongue
In Hindi
Aechmea
Beardtongue
In German
Aechmea
Bartfaden
In French
Aechmea
beardtongue
In Spanish
Aechmea
beardtongue
In Greek
Αιχμέα
Beardtongue
In Portuguese
Aechmea
Beardtongue
In Polish
Aechmea
Beardtongue
In Latin
Aechmea
ursus lingua
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Poales
Lamiales
Family
Bromeliaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Aechmea
Penstemon
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Bromelieae
-
Subfamily
Bromelioideae
-
Number of Species
200261
1
27800
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