Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Flowering Plants
Origin
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South-Central United States
Types
Abbotswood potentilla, Daydawn potentilla, Klondike potentilla
Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus
Number of Varieties
25200
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40000
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Habitat
Clay soil areas, Rocky areas, Wet ground
Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-85-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
No Available
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Yellow
White, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Small elliptic
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Early Fall, Spring
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
-
Medium
Type of Soil
Well drained
Loam
The pH of Soil
Slightly Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Summer
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Stem Planting
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, 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
-
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
-
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Bees, Butterflies
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems
-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antibiotic, Astringent, Diarrhea, Haemostatic, Hypoglycaemic, Mildly painful menstruation, Odontalgic, Premenstrual syndrome, Swelling
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Showy Purposes, Used as a dye
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
POTENTILLA
PENSTEMON cobaea
Common Name
Potentilla
Beardtongue
In Hindi
Potentilla plant
Beardtongue
In German
Potentilla Pflanze
Bartfaden
In French
plante Potentilla
beardtongue
In Spanish
planta Potentilla
beardtongue
In Greek
φυτό potentilla
Beardtongue
In Portuguese
planta Potentilla
Beardtongue
In Polish
Potentilla roślin
Beardtongue
In Latin
Potentilla herba
ursus lingua
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Rosales
Lamiales
Family
Rosaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Potentilla
Penstemon
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Rosoideae
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Number of Species
300261
1
27800
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