Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Palm or Cycad
Flowering Plants
Origin
Caribbean
South-Central United States
Types
Coccothrinax crinita
Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus
Number of Varieties
2200
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40000
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Habitat
gardens, Rainforest, Tropical regions, Woods
Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
12-1
Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
No Available
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Water Deeply
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
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
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
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
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
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
COCCOTHRINAX crinita
PENSTEMON cobaea
Common Name
Old Man Palm, Thatch Palm
Beardtongue
In Hindi
ओल्ड मैन पाम
Beardtongue
In German
Old Man Palm
Bartfaden
In French
Old Man Palm
beardtongue
In Spanish
Anciano de Palm
beardtongue
In Greek
Γέρος Palm
Beardtongue
In Portuguese
Old Man Palma
Beardtongue
In Polish
Stary Palm
Beardtongue
In Latin
Old Palm Man
ursus lingua
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Arecales
Lamiales
Family
Arecaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Coccothrinax
Penstemon
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Cryosophileae
-
Subfamily
Coryphoideae
-
Number of Species
1261
1
27800
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