Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
70-
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Sandy areas, Sunny Edge
Alpine Meadows, Mediterranean region, Rock outcrops, Slopes, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-95-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
-
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10
1 - 7,15 - 17
Habit
Upright/Erect
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm1,000.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
35.60 cm200.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Blue Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval to egg shaped
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Late Summer, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs a lot of moisture in the growing season, Reduce watering in winter
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune once the plant is tall enough, Prune to stimulate growth
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Adelgids, Bark beetles, Blister Rust, Canker, Sawfly Larvae, Spruce spider mite, White pine weevil
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Bumblebees
Birds, Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Used for making hedges
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
-
Part of Plant Used
Root
-
Other Uses
Chewing
Application in Furniture, Condiment, Food for animals, Paper pulp, Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas Tree, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
PENSTEMON grandiflorus 'Prairie Snow'
Pinus balfouriana
Common Name
Large Beardtongue, Prairie Snow Beardtongue
Foxtail pine
In Hindi
Large Beardtongue
foxtail pine
In German
Large Beardtongue
foxtail Kiefer
In French
Large Beardtongue
sétaire pin
In Spanish
Large Beardtongue
pino de cola de zorra
In Greek
Large Beardtongue
αλωπέκουρου πεύκο
In Portuguese
Large Beardtongue
pinho foxtail
In Polish
Large Beardtongue
włośnica sosny
In Latin
Large Beardtongue
panicum pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Pinales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Penstemon
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
Pineae
Subfamily
-
Pinoideae
Number of Species
250111
1
27800
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