Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial, Shrub
Grass
Origin
Northwestern United States, Canada
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Types
sharpleaf penstemon, white-margined beardtongue, lowland beardtongue
Hordeum jubatum
Number of Varieties
785
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40000
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Habitat
foothill woods, High elevation, Open areas, Rocky areas
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
-
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15
-
Habit
Mat-forming
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.72 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.64 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple
Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Narrow and lance shape
Vertical
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering, Requires regular watering, Water occasionally
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
wheat rust
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
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
Asthma, Pollen
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Wildlife
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Recovering internal injuries, Wounds
Swollen eyelids
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Container, Used as Ornamental plant, Veterinarian uses
Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as a cereal in making bread, porridge
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PENSTEMON fruticosus 'Purple Haze'
HORDEUM jubatum
Common Name
Bush Penstemon, Shrubby Penstemon
Foxtail Barley, Wild Barley
In Hindi
Bush Penstemon
Foxtail Barley
In German
Bush Penstemon
Mähnengerste
In French
Bush Penstemon
Foxtail Barley
In Spanish
Bush Penstemon
La cebada de cola de zorra
In Greek
Μπους Penstemon
αλωπέκουρου Κριθάρι
In Portuguese
Bush, Penstemon
Foxtail Barley
In Polish
Bush Penstemon
włośnica Jęczmień
In Latin
Persicaria Bush
Hordeum foxtail
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Cyperales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Penstemon
Hordeum
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Hordeeae
Subfamily
-
Pooideae
Number of Species
25030
1
27800
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