1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Herbs
Tree
1.3 Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Hybrid origin
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.7 Habitat
Mountains, Upland
gardens, Tropical areas
1.8 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.9 AHS Heat Zone
1.10 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
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
1.11 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm670.00 cm
0.54
3900
3.1.2 Minimum Width
45.70 cm6,350.00 cm
0.1
6350
9.11 Plant Color
9.11.1 Flower Color
Red, Rose, Crimson
Not Available
9.11.2 Flower Color Modifier
9.11.3 Fruit Color
9.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring
9.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer
9.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall
9.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter
9.12 Shape
9.12.1 Leaf Shape
9.13 Thorns
10 Season
10.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Fall
10.2 Growing Conditions
10.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
10.2.2 Growth Rate
10.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
10.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
10.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
10.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring
10.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
10.3 Tolerances
Pollution, Salt
Not Available
11 Care
11.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
11.2 How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
11.3 Plant Maintenance
11.4 Watering Plants
11.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of watering
Requires plenty of water during the growing season, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
11.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
11.4.3 In Spring
11.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
11.5 Soil
11.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
11.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
11.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
11.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
11.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Midseason Pruning, Pinching, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
11.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Occasional light liquid fertilizer
11.9 Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Root rot
Aphids, Mealybugs
11.10 Plant Tolerance
12 Facts
12.1 Flowers
12.1.1 Flower Petal Number
12.2 Fruits
12.2.1 Showy Fruit
12.2.2 Edible Fruit
12.3 Fragrance
12.3.1 Fragrant Flower
12.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
12.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
12.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
12.4 Showy Foliage
12.5 Showy Bark
12.6 Foliage Texture
12.7 Foliage Sheen
12.8 Evergreen
12.9 Invasive
12.10 Self-Sowing
12.11 Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Not Available
12.12 Allergy
Not Available
no allergic reactions
13 Benefits
13.1 Uses
13.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
13.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
13.1.3 Edible Uses
13.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
13.2 Plant Benefits
13.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Broken Bones, Burns, Sore throat, Stomach aliments, Urine infections
No Medicinal Use
13.2.2 Part of Plant Used
13.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
13.3 Used As Indoor Plant
13.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
13.5 Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
14 Scientific Name
14.1 Botanical Name
PENSTEMON barbatus
MALUS 'Baskatong'
14.2 Common Name
Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue
Baskatong Crabapple, Crabapple, Flowering Crabapple
14.2.1 In Hindi
Beardlip Penstemon
crabapple
14.2.2 In German
Beardlip Penstemon
Flowering Crabapple
14.2.3 In French
penstemon beardlip
Floraison Crabapple
14.2.4 In Spanish
penstemon beardlip
floración Crabapple
14.2.5 In Greek
beardlip penstemon
Άνθιση Crabapple
14.2.6 In Portuguese
penstemon beardlip
Crabapple
14.2.7 In Polish
beardlip penstemon
Kwitnienie Crabappleb
14.2.8 In Latin
Birdlip penstemon
crabapple
15 Classification
15.1 Kingdom
15.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
15.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
15.4 Order
15.5 Family
Scrophulariaceae
Rosaceae
15.6 Genus
15.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
15.8 Tribe
15.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Amygdaloideae
15.10 Number of Species