Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Perennial, Shrubs
Origin
South-Central United States
Madagascar
Types
Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus
Kalanchoe tomentosa
Number of Varieties
200100
0
40000
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Habitat
Rocky areas
Hot climate regions, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
-
Sunset Zone
No Available
9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm45.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm25.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Small oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
-
Type of Soil
Loam
Sandy, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Late Spring
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Leaf Cutting, Rooted stem cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
Average Water Needs, Medium, Water less during winter, Water more in summer
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Type
Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
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
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
-
-
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Butterflies, Mosquitos
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Arthritis, Chest pain, Ear ache, Fever, Headache, Laxative, Leprosy, Small pox, Stomach spasms, Strengthen gums, Treating fever, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Leaves
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
-
Botanical Name
PENSTEMON cobaea
KALANCHOE
Common Name
Beardtongue
Kalanchoe Panda Plant, Panda Plant, Pussy Ears, Chocolate Soldier, Cocoon Plant, Velvet Leaf Kalanchoe, Plush Plant, White Lady, Panda-Bear Plant, Kalanchoe
In Hindi
Beardtongue
पांडा संयंत्र
In German
Bartfaden
Panda -Anlage
In French
beardtongue
installation de Panda
In Spanish
beardtongue
planta de Panda
In Greek
Beardtongue
φυτό Panda
In Portuguese
Beardtongue
planta Panda
In Polish
Beardtongue
Panda roślin
In Latin
ursus lingua
Panda herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Equisetopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Saxifragales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Crassulaceae
Genus
Penstemon
Widow's-thrill
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Kalanchoeae
Subfamily
-
Sedoideae
Number of Species
261125
1
27800
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