Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
South-Central United States
Europe, Southern Europe
Types
Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus
Pinus mugo, Swiss Mountain Pine
Number of Varieties
20040
0
40000
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Habitat
Rocky areas
Mountains, open Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-82-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
7-1
Sunset Zone
No Available
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm240.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring
-
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
occasional watering once established
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, Alkaline
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
-
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
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antiasthamatic, Cardiotonic, Expectorant
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
-
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Shelterbelt, Used as firewood, Used for making green dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Alpine, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
PENSTEMON cobaea
PINUS mugo
Common Name
Beardtongue
Dwarf Mountain Pine, Mugo pine, Mountain Pine
In Hindi
Beardtongue
Mugo Pine
In German
Bartfaden
Bergkiefer
In French
beardtongue
Pinus mugo
In Spanish
beardtongue
Pinus mugo
In Greek
Beardtongue
Mugo Pine
In Portuguese
Beardtongue
Pinus mugo
In Polish
Beardtongue
Kosodrzewina
In Latin
ursus lingua
Mugo Pine
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Lamiales
Pinales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Penstemon
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
2613
1
27800
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