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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Shrub
Flowering Plants, Herbs

Origin

China
Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Chimonanthus praecox, Chimonanthus zhejiangensis
-

Number of Varieties

156
0 40000
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Habitat

Mountain Slopes, Mountain tops, Mountains
Mountains, Upland

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-94-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-4
9-2

Sunset Zone

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
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

300.00 cm60.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

180.00 cm45.70 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow, Dark Red, Sienna
Red, Rose, Crimson

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green
Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acuminate
Long Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Pollution, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively, Water Deeply
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, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Pruning

Prune for size control, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
Leaf spot, Root rot

Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Drought, Frost
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
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

Coarse
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai, Ornamental use
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antiphlogistic, Antirheumatic
Broken Bones, Burns, Sore throat, Stomach aliments, Urine infections

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Whole plant

Other Uses

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Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CHIMONANTHUS praecox
PENSTEMON barbatus

Common Name

Winter Sweet Japanese allspice
Beardlip Penstemon, Scarlet Beardtongue

In Hindi

Wintersweet
Beardlip Penstemon

In German

Wintersweet
Beardlip Penstemon

In French

Wintersweet
penstemon beardlip

In Spanish

wintersweet
penstemon beardlip

In Greek

Wintersweet
beardlip penstemon

In Portuguese

wintersweet
penstemon beardlip

In Polish

Wintersweet
beardlip penstemon

In Latin

Wintersweet
Birdlip penstemon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

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Lamiales

Family

Calycanthaceae
Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Chimonanthus
Penstemon

Clade

Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Dicotyledonous, Eudicots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

1140
1 27800
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Difference Between Wintersweet and Beardlip Penstemon

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Importance of Wintersweet and Beardlip Penstemon

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Wintersweet and Beardlip Penstemon. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Wintersweet and Beardlip Penstemon as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Wintersweet is Antiphlogistic and Antirheumatic whereas of Beardlip Penstemon is Broken Bones, Burns, Sore throat, Stomach aliments and Urine infections. Wintersweet has beauty benefits as follows: while Beardlip Penstemon has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Wintersweet 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 Wintersweet 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 Wintersweet are whereas of Beardlip Penstemon have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Wintersweet has no showy fruits and Beardlip Penstemon has no showy fruits. Also Wintersweet is not flowering and Beardlip Penstemon is not flowering . You can compare Wintersweet and Beardlip Penstemon facts and facts of other plants too.