Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Flowering Plants
Origin
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, Caribbean
North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas
Types
Ornamental Grass
Blue Toadflax, Old-Field Toadflax
Number of Varieties
2030
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40000
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Habitat
marshes, Riverbanks, Sandy areas, Tropical rainforest
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-103-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 5
9-1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm61.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Orange Red
Pink, Light Blue, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light brown, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Olive
Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Dark Green, Dark Red, Bronze
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Oval to egg shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season
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, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
use all-purpose fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Borers, Red blotch
Foliar disease, Root rot, Spider mites
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Bumblebees
Allergy
Skin irritation
Depression, High blood cholestrol, Pain
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
TRIPSACUM dactyloides
PENSTEMON grandiflorus
Common Name
Eastern Gamagrass
Large Beardtongue, Shell-leaf Penstemon, Wild Snapdragon
In Hindi
पूर्वी Gamagrass
Wild Snapdragon
In German
Eastern Gamagrass
Wilde Snapdragon
In French
Gamagrass Orient
Snapdragon sauvage
In Spanish
Maicillo del Este
Salvaje Snapdragon
In Greek
Ανατολική Gamagrass
άγρια Snapdragon
In Portuguese
Gamagrass Oriental
Selvagem Snapdragon
In Polish
Eastern Gamagrass
Dziki Snapdragon
In Latin
Orientalium Gamagrass
Phlox Ferae
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Scrophulariales
Family
Poaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Tripsacum
Penstemon
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Andropogoneae
-
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Scrophularioideae
Number of Species
140
1
27800
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