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Large Beardtongue
Large Beardtongue

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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants
Tree

Origin

North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas
North America, United States, Northwestern United States, Alaska, California, Canada

Types

-
-

Number of Varieties

7030
0 40000
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Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Sandy areas, Sunny Edge
Lowland evergreen rainforest

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-94-7
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
7-1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Upright/Erect
Pyramidal

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

50.80 cm1,370.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

35.60 cm610.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Yellow, Red, Coral

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval to egg shaped
Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Early Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Maritime exposure, Salt water

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Layering, 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
Average Water Needs

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, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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, Nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
-

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Maritime exposure, Salt water

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

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
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Bumblebees
Insects

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
Skin Problems

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
Anodyne, Appetizer, Astringent

Part of Plant Used

Root
Flowers, Inner Bark, Sap

Other Uses

Chewing
Used as a dye, used for making charcoal, Used for making informal hedge

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PENSTEMON grandiflorus 'Prairie Snow'
ALNUS rubra

Common Name

Large Beardtongue, Prairie Snow Beardtongue
Oregon Alder, Red Alder

In Hindi

Large Beardtongue
red alder

In German

Large Beardtongue
rot-Erle

In French

Large Beardtongue
aulne rouge

In Spanish

Large Beardtongue
aliso rojo

In Greek

Large Beardtongue
κόκκινη σκλήθρα

In Portuguese

Large Beardtongue
amieiro vermelho

In Polish

Large Beardtongue
czerwony olcha

In Latin

Large Beardtongue
red alnus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales
Fagales

Family

Scrophulariaceae
Betulaceae

Genus

Penstemon
Alnus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

25035
1 27800
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Difference Between Large Beardtongue and Red Alder

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Importance of Large Beardtongue and Red Alder

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Large Beardtongue and Red Alder. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Large Beardtongue and Red Alder as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Large Beardtongue is Analgesic, Febrifuge and Stomachic whereas of Red Alder is Anodyne, Appetizer and Astringent. Large Beardtongue has beauty benefits as follows: while Red Alder has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Large Beardtongue vs Red Alder

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