Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Grass
Origin
North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
7030
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Sandy areas, Sunny Edge
Lower slopes, marshes, Mountain Slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-94-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm150.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
35.60 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Green, Dark Green, Gold, Tan
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Gold, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval to egg shaped
Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Fall, Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Divison
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
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Adequately
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Clay, 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
cut main flower spike, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize when new
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Healthy tree, Red blotch, Rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Pollution
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Bumblebees
-
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
-
Part of Plant Used
Root
Whole plant
Other Uses
Chewing
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Botanical Name
PENSTEMON grandiflorus 'Prairie Snow'
MISCANTHUS sinensis 'Gracillimus'
Common Name
Large Beardtongue, Prairie Snow Beardtongue
Eulalia, Japanese Silvergrass, Maiden Grass
In Hindi
Large Beardtongue
maiden grass
In German
Large Beardtongue
Mädchen Gras
In French
Large Beardtongue
herbe de jeune fille
In Spanish
Large Beardtongue
hierba doncella
In Greek
Large Beardtongue
παρθενική γρασίδι
In Portuguese
Large Beardtongue
grama de solteira
In Polish
Large Beardtongue
panieńskie trawy
In Latin
Large Beardtongue
virgo herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Cyperales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Penstemon
Miscanthus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
25017
1
27800
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