Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Palm or Cycad
Origin
South-Central United States
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Melanesia, Australia
Types
Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus
Gebang Palm
Number of Varieties
2005
0
40000
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Habitat
Rocky areas
tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-810-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-10
Sunset Zone
No Available
H1, H2
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm910.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple
Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Olive, Chocolate, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
feather-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
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
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead 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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
-
Allergy
-
Asthma, Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Decorating walls, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Aging, Brain disease, Cancer, Cyanide Poisoning, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Metabolic disorders, Vitamin A, Weight loss
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Fruits, Leaves, Tree trunks
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, 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
Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Tropical
Botanical Name
PENSTEMON cobaea
CORYPHA utan
Common Name
Beardtongue
Buri Palm, Gebang Palm
In Hindi
Beardtongue
Buri Palm
In German
Bartfaden
Schopfpalmen
In French
beardtongue
Buri Palm
In Spanish
beardtongue
Buri Palm
In Greek
Beardtongue
Buri Palm
In Portuguese
Beardtongue
Buri Palm
In Polish
Beardtongue
Buri Palm
In Latin
ursus lingua
Buri Palm
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Equisetopsida
Monocots
Order
Lamiales
Arecales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Arecaceae
Genus
Penstemon
Corypha
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Corypheae
Subfamily
-
Coryphoideae
Number of Species
26112
1
27800
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