1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Perennial, Shrub
1.3 Origin
South-Central United States
Not Available
1.4 Types
Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus
Echinocereus reichenbachii albertii, Echinocereus reichenbachii fitchii, Echinocereus reichenbachii albispinus
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Rocky areas
Desert, Grassland
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
No Available
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Not Available
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Purple
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Green, Dark Green, Olive
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
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2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
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2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
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3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Not Available
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
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3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring
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3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Cold climate, Drought, Heat Tolerance
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
Do Not over Water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Average Water
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Not Available
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Not Available
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Dispose of diseased portions, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Mealybugs, Scale insects
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Drought, Heat Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
Not Available
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5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Insects, Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
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6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
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6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Deer resistant
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers, Fruits
6.2.3 Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Not Available
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PENSTEMON cobaea
Echinocereus reichenbachii
7.2 Common Name
Beardtongue
Hedgehog Cactus, Lace
7.2.1 In Hindi
Beardtongue
Hedgehog cactus
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
beardtongue
hérisson cactus
7.2.4 In Spanish
beardtongue
cactus de erizo
7.2.5 In Greek
Beardtongue
κάκτος σκαντζόχοιρος
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Beardtongue
hedgehog cactus
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Equisetopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Scrophulariaceae
Cactaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Pachycereeae
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species