Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Herbs
Palm or Cycad
Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Australia
Types
-
Coconut and Dates
Number of Varieties
5610
0
40000
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Habitat
Mountains, Upland
tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-2
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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
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Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm450.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Rose, Crimson
White, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Orange, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Brown
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
feather-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Bright Indirect Sunlight
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Light, Loose, Moist
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Salt
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Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of watering
Average Water Needs, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Water daily during growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
-
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove old, faded fronds
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Boron, EDTA iron, Maganese, Magnesium, Nitrogen, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Root rot
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Bees, Bugs, Insects, Mice, Rats, Rodents
Allergy
-
Asthma, Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Decorating walls, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Making cosmetics
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Broken Bones, Burns, Sore throat, Stomach aliments, Urine infections
Aging, Brain disease, Cancer, Cyanide Poisoning, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Metabolic disorders, Vitamin A, Weight loss
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Fruits, Leaves, Tree trunks
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Biodiesel, For making oil, Jelly, Sometimes used for making wine, Used in salads, Wax
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Tropical
Botanical Name
PENSTEMON barbatus
ARCHONTOPHOENIX
Common Name
Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue
Palm
In Hindi
Beardlip Penstemon
Palm
In German
Beardlip Penstemon
Palme
In French
penstemon beardlip
Paume
In Spanish
penstemon beardlip
Palma
In Greek
beardlip penstemon
Παλάμη
In Portuguese
penstemon beardlip
Palma
In Polish
beardlip penstemon
Palma
In Latin
Birdlip penstemon
Vero
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Arecales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Arecaceae
Genus
Penstemon
Archontophoenix
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Areceae
Subfamily
-
Arecoideae
Number of Species
402600
1
27800
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