Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Shrub
Origin
South-Central United States
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Types
Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus
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Number of Varieties
2005
0
40000
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Habitat
Rocky areas
Canyons, Rocky areas, Scrubs, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-87-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
11-5
Sunset Zone
No Available
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Habit
Clump-Forming
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm91.40 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm91.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
Yellow Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Olive
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Olive
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Cylindrical
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring
Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
Does not require lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
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
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Asthma, breathing problems
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
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Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
PENSTEMON cobaea
ERICAMERIA laricifolia
Common Name
Beardtongue
Turpentine bush
In Hindi
Beardtongue
एगुएर
In German
Bartfaden
Aguirre
In French
beardtongue
Aguirre
In Spanish
beardtongue
Aguirre
In Greek
Beardtongue
Αγκίρε
In Portuguese
Beardtongue
Aguirre
In Polish
Beardtongue
Aguirre
In Latin
ursus lingua
Aguirre
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Asterales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Penstemon
Ericameria
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
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Astereae
Subfamily
-
Barnadesioideae
Number of Species
261-
1
27800
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