1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Tree
Flowering Plants, Herbs
1.3 Origin
Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas
Southwestern United States, Mexico
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary
Mountains, Upland
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
1.9 Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
300.00 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
460.00 cm45.70 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Green, Ivory
Red, Rose, Crimson
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Green, Purple, Blue Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Pollution, Soil Compaction
Pollution, Salt
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
From bulbs
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs high amount of water
Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Leaf spot, Mealybugs
Leaf spot, Root rot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Insects, Not Available
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Skin irritation
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Woodland margins
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Alterative, Analgesic, Diaphoretic, Opthalmic
Broken Bones, Burns, Sore throat, Stomach aliments, Urine infections
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bark, Leaves, Root
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as a potherb
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ARALIA spinosa
PENSTEMON barbatus
7.2 Common Name
American Angelica Tree, Devil's Walking Stick, Hercules' Club
Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue
7.2.1 In Hindi
Devil's Walking Stick
Beardlip Penstemon
7.2.2 In German
Teufelsspazierstock
Beardlip Penstemon
7.2.3 In French
Walking bâton du diable
penstemon beardlip
7.2.4 In Spanish
Bastón del Diablo
penstemon beardlip
7.2.5 In Greek
Περπάτημα Stick διαβόλου
beardlip penstemon
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Vara andando de diabo
penstemon beardlip
7.2.7 In Polish
Diabelski laska
beardlip penstemon
7.2.8 In Latin
Virgam diaboli
Birdlip penstemon
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Araliaceae
Scrophulariaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Aralioideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species