Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Flowering Plants
Origin
Russia/Siberia, Iraq, Iran, Asia
South-Central United States
Types
-
Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus
Number of Varieties
-200
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40000
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Habitat
Farms, Fields, Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-105-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-12
12-1
Sunset Zone
1,2,3,10,11,12,13
No Available
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
180.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
-30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Tan
White, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan, Brown, Sandy Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Tan, Brown
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Yellow green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Winter
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Requires regular watering, Water twice a day in the initial period, Water when soil is dry
Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune ocassionally, Requires little pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
-
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
Depression, Rapid Heartbeat, Sleepiness
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Oil is used as fuel, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods, Used as an ointment, Used As Food, Used for producing cooking oil, Used in biomass, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
CANNABIS sativa
PENSTEMON cobaea
Common Name
Marijuana
Beardtongue
In Hindi
मारिजुआना
Beardtongue
In German
Marihuana
Bartfaden
In French
Marijuana
beardtongue
In Spanish
Marijuana
beardtongue
In Greek
Μαριχουάνα
Beardtongue
In Portuguese
Maconha
Beardtongue
In Polish
Marihuana
Beardtongue
In Latin
Marijuana
ursus lingua
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Rosales
Lamiales
Family
Cannabaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Cannabis
Penstemon
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
3261
1
27800
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