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What is

Life Span
Annual  
Perennial  

Type
Herbs, Vegetable  
Flowering Plants  

Origin
South America, Argentina, Brazil  
South-Central United States  

Types
Skunk weed, Navajo spinach  
Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus  

Number of Varieties
10  
200  
34

Habitat
foothill woods, open Woodlands, Prairies, Roadsides  
Rocky areas  

USDA Hardiness Zone
3-10  
5-8  

AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1  
12-1  

Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24  
No Available  

Habit
Upright/Erect  
Clump-Forming  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
120.00 cm  
99+
30.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
120.00 cm  
99+
30.50 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White  
White, Purple  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Small elliptic  
Long linear and narrow  

Thorns
Yes  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Summer  
-  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Sand  
Loam  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer  
Late Spring  

Repeat Bloomer
Yes  
No  

Tolerances
Cold climate  
-  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
From bulbs  

Plant Maintenance
Low  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Medium, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally  
Requires watering in the growing season  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Sandy, Well drained  
Loam  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Sandy, Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts  
Remove damaged leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Insects, Leaf spot  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Cold climate  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
Yes  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
Sometimes  
-  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
No  

Attracts
Bees, Butterflies  
Hummingbirds, Butterflies  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing  
Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Shelter for wildlife  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Fever  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds  
Flowers, Leaves  

Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Making deodorants, Used as a dye, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties  
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Edible, Herb  
Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
CLEOME hassleriana 'Helen Campbell'  
PENSTEMON cobaea  

Common Name
Cleome, Spider Flower  
Beardtongue  

In Hindi
Cleome serrulata  
Beardtongue  

In German
Cleome serrulata  
Bartfaden  

In French
Cleome serrulata  
beardtongue  

In Spanish
serrulata cleome  
beardtongue  

In Greek
Cleome serrulata  
Beardtongue  

In Portuguese
serrulata Cleome  
Beardtongue  

In Polish
cleome serrulata  
Beardtongue  

In Latin
Cleome serrulata  
ursus lingua  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Tracheophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Equisetopsida  

Order
Brassicales  
Lamiales  

Family
Cleomaceae  
Scrophulariaceae  

Genus
Cleome  
Penstemon  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
-  
-  

Number of Species
170  
99+
261  
99+

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Difference Between Cleome serrulata and Beardtongue

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