Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Shrub
Origin
North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas
Eastern Africa, Madagascar
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
701
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Sandy areas, Sunny Edge
gardens, Screen Cottage and Informal Garden
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-99-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-9
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm550.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
35.60 cm240.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Pink, Hot Pink, Magenta, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval to egg shaped
Cordate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
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
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, 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
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Bumblebees
Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
-
Part of Plant Used
Root
Flowers
Other Uses
Chewing
Dried heads are used in floristry, Grown for shade
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
PENSTEMON grandiflorus 'Prairie Snow'
DOMBEYA wallichii
Common Name
Large Beardtongue, Prairie Snow Beardtongue
Pinkball, Pink ball tree, Tropical hydrangea
In Hindi
Large Beardtongue
Pink Ball Tree
In German
Large Beardtongue
Pink Ball Tree
In French
Large Beardtongue
Pink Ball Tree
In Spanish
Large Beardtongue
Pink Ball Tree
In Greek
Large Beardtongue
Pink Ball Tree
In Portuguese
Large Beardtongue
Pink Ball Tree
In Polish
Large Beardtongue
Dombeja Wallicha
In Latin
Large Beardtongue
Pink Ball Tree
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Malvales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Sterculiaceae
Genus
Penstemon
Dombeya
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Dombeyoideae
Number of Species
2501
1
27800
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