Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Flowering Plants
Origin
China, Japan
South-Central United States
Types
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Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus
Number of Varieties
3200
0
40000
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Habitat
Grassland, Woods
Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-95-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
No Available
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.50 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.50 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Pink, Pink, White
White, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Brownish Red, Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Arrowhead
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Early Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loamy, Well drained
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Moist
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Late Spring, Spring, Summer
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Heat Tolerance
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
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
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
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
Botrytis Blight, Nematodes, Ring spot, Stem rot, Verticillium Wilt
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
Abdominal pain, Avoid during Pregnancy, Stomach pain, Vomiting
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Atherosclerosis, Chronic fatigue, Cold, Cough, Gout, Headache, hemorrhoids, Hepatitis, Liver problems, Menstrual Cramps, Muscle Pain, Nerve pain, Osteoarthritis, Premenstrual syndrome, Respiratory Disorders, Treating fever
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Traditional medicine, Use in Chinese herbology
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Paonia lactiflora
PENSTEMON cobaea
Common Name
Chinese Peony
Beardtongue
In Hindi
Paonia lactiflora
Beardtongue
In German
Paonia lactiflora
Bartfaden
In French
Paonia lactiflora
beardtongue
In Spanish
lactiflora paonia
beardtongue
In Greek
Paonia lactiflora
Beardtongue
In Portuguese
Paonia lactiflora
Beardtongue
In Polish
Paonia lactiflora
Beardtongue
In Latin
Paonia lactiflora
ursus lingua
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Dilleniales
Lamiales
Family
Paeoniaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Paeonia
Penstemon
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1261
1
27800
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