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Poison Sumac
Poison Sumac

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Beardlip Penstemon



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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tree
Flowering Plants, Herbs

Origin

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, Texas, Canada
Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

-
-

Number of Varieties

2556
0 40000
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Habitat

Wet lands
Mountains, Upland

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-94-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
9-2

Sunset Zone

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

Habit

Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

240.00 cm60.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

300.00 cm45.70 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green
Red, Rose, Crimson

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Yellow, Ivory
Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Orange, Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Orange, Orange Red
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate
Long Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Wet Site
Pollution, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

From Rhizomes, Seedlings
From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

-
Do Not over Water, Requires a lot of watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full 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

-
Leaf spot, Root rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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

Glossy
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

Irritate the mucus membrane, Rash, Skin irritation
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Broken Bones, Burns, Sore throat, Stomach aliments, Urine infections

Part of Plant Used

Sap
Whole plant

Other Uses

Used to make a black varnish for use in woodworking
Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

-
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

TOXICODENDRON vernix
PENSTEMON barbatus

Common Name

Poison Dogwood, Poison Elderberry, Poison Sumac, Swamp Sumac
Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

In Hindi

toxicodendron vernix
Beardlip Penstemon

In German

toxicodendron vernix
Beardlip Penstemon

In French

TOXICODENDRON vernix
penstemon beardlip

In Spanish

vérnix TOXICODENDRON
penstemon beardlip

In Greek

Toxicodendron vernix
beardlip penstemon

In Portuguese

TOXICODENDRON vernix
penstemon beardlip

In Polish

toxicodendron vernix
beardlip penstemon

In Latin

Natrum vernix
Birdlip penstemon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales
Lamiales

Family

Anacardiaceae
Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Toxicodendron
Penstemon

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

3540
1 27800
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Difference Between Poison Sumac and Beardlip Penstemon

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Importance of Poison Sumac and Beardlip Penstemon

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Compare Facts of Poison Sumac vs Beardlip Penstemon

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Poison Sumac vs Beardlip Penstemon and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Poison Sumac are Irritate the mucus membrane, Rash and Skin irritation whereas of Beardlip Penstemon have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Poison Sumac has showy fruits and Beardlip Penstemon has no showy fruits. Also Poison Sumac is not flowering and Beardlip Penstemon is not flowering . You can compare Poison Sumac and Beardlip Penstemon facts and facts of other plants too.