Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Tree
Origin
North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas
United States, Central United States
Types
-
Deciduous Tree
Number of Varieties
70334
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Sandy areas, Sunny Edge
Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-95-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
8-4
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm1,830.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
35.60 cm1,220.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Yellow green, Chartreuse
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Chocolate
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Yellow, Tan, Brown
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval to egg shaped
oblong or obovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
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, Water during dry weather
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
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full 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
Phosphorous
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Anthracnose, Sunken patches
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Bumblebees
Birds
Allergy
-
Severe allergen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
Antiseptic, Astringent, Emetic, Febrifuge, Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Root
Seeds
Other Uses
Chewing
Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as a thickening in stews, Wood is used for making furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
PENSTEMON grandiflorus 'Prairie Snow'
QUERCUS imbricaria
Common Name
Large Beardtongue, Prairie Snow Beardtongue
Shingle Oak
In Hindi
Large Beardtongue
Shingle Oak
In German
Large Beardtongue
Kies Eiche
In French
Large Beardtongue
Shingle Oak
In Spanish
Large Beardtongue
teja de madera de roble
In Greek
Large Beardtongue
βότσαλα Oak
In Portuguese
Large Beardtongue
Shingle Oak
In Polish
Large Beardtongue
gont Oak
In Latin
Large Beardtongue
Quercus imbricaria
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Fagales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Fagaceae
Genus
Penstemon
Quercus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Fagoideae
Number of Species
2508
1
27800
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