Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
South-Central United States
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Types
Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus
boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii
Number of Varieties
2005
0
40000
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Habitat
Rocky areas
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
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Sunset Zone
No Available
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm12.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple
Purple, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
Keep ground moist
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
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Dry root rot, Pest Free
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Whiteflies
Allergy
-
Poisonous to grazing animals
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
anti rheumatic, cathartic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Root
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PENSTEMON cobaea
COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'
Common Name
Beardtongue
Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron
In Hindi
Beardtongue
meadow saffron
In German
Bartfaden
Herbstzeitlose
In French
beardtongue
Colchique d'automne
In Spanish
beardtongue
Estado de conservación
In Greek
Beardtongue
meadow saffron
In Portuguese
Beardtongue
Colchicum autumnale
In Polish
Beardtongue
Colchicum autumnale
In Latin
ursus lingua
autumnale
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Liliales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Penstemon
Colchicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
26190
1
27800
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