1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas
Southeastern Asia
1.4 Types
Blue Toadflax, Old-Field Toadflax
Nilambur teak, Adilabad teak
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Hillside, tropical environments
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10
H1, H2
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
61.00 cm2,740.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
25.40 cm1,220.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Pink, Light Blue, Lavender
White, Ivory
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Tan, Sandy Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Not Available
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Water daily during growing season
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Requires very little pruning
4.8 Fertilizers
use all-purpose fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Foliar disease, Root rot, Spider mites
Pests and diseases free
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Bumblebees
Birds, Woodpeckers
5.12 Allergy
Depression, High blood cholestrol, Pain
Eye irritation, Red eyes
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Absorbs greenhouse gases, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
Anemia, Inflammation, Swelling
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Flowers, Root bark
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Used in construction, Used in pencil industry, Wood is used for making furniture
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PENSTEMON grandiflorus
TECTONA grandis
7.2 Common Name
Large Beardtongue, Shell-leaf Penstemon, Wild Snapdragon
East Indian Oak, Teak
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Scrophulariaceae
Verbenaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Scrophularioideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species