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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants
Grass

Origin

North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas
North America, Canada, Mexico

Types

-
Panicum abscissum, Panicum acostia, Panicum amarum

Number of Varieties

7038
0 40000
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Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Sandy areas, Sunny Edge
Prairies

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
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

Habit

Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

50.80 cm150.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

35.60 cm90.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green
Red, Green, Orange, Blue Green, Gray Green, Bronze

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Tan, Sandy Brown

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval to egg shaped
Grass like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial 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
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Pollution, Soil Compaction

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Divison, Root Division

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, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in spring, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Pollution, Soil Compaction

Facts

Flowers

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
Birds, Wildlife

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
-

Part of Plant Used

Root
Leaves

Other Uses

Chewing
Cattle Fodder, Used as Biofuel

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PENSTEMON grandiflorus 'Prairie Snow'
PANICUM virgatum

Common Name

Large Beardtongue, Prairie Snow Beardtongue
Switchgrass

In Hindi

Large Beardtongue
Switchgrass

In German

Large Beardtongue
Switchgrass

In French

Large Beardtongue
switchgrass

In Spanish

Large Beardtongue
switchgrass

In Greek

Large Beardtongue
switchgrass

In Portuguese

Large Beardtongue
switchgrass

In Polish

Large Beardtongue
switchgrass

In Latin

Large Beardtongue
switchgrass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales
Cyperales

Family

Scrophulariaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Penstemon
Panicum

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

-
Paniceae

Subfamily

-
Panicoideae

Number of Species

250450
1 27800
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Difference Between Large Beardtongue and Switchgrass

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Importance of Large Beardtongue and Switchgrass

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Large Beardtongue and Switchgrass. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Large Beardtongue and Switchgrass 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 Switchgrass is . Large Beardtongue has beauty benefits as follows: while Switchgrass has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Large Beardtongue vs Switchgrass

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