Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Flowering Plants
Origin
China
South-Central United States
Types
Acer griseum
Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus
Number of Varieties
10200
0
40000
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Habitat
Mixed deciduous forest
Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-85-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
No Available
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
White, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Green, Bronze, Orange Red
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Compound
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
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, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full 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
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
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
Wood
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
ACER griseum
PENSTEMON cobaea
Common Name
Paperbark Maple
Beardtongue
In Hindi
paperbark maple
Beardtongue
In German
paperbark Ahorn
Bartfaden
In French
érable paperbark
beardtongue
In Spanish
arce paperbark
beardtongue
In Greek
Paperbark σφενδάμου
Beardtongue
In Portuguese
de bordo paperbark
Beardtongue
In Polish
klon paperbark
Beardtongue
In Latin
paperbark acernis
ursus lingua
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Sapindales
Lamiales
Family
Aceraceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Acer
Penstemon
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
30261
1
27800
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