Foxglove Beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis
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A showy beardtongue with upright stems carrying white tubular flowers marked with faint lavender-purple nectar guides. Its late-spring flowers are especially attractive to bumble bees.
About This Plant
- Sun Exposure
- Full Sun, Part Shade
- Soil Moisture
- Dry to Medium, Medium
- Height
- 2-4 ft
- Spread
- 1.5-2 ft
- Bloom Time
- Early Summer, Late Spring
- Bloom Color
- White with lavender-purple markings
- Garden Uses
- Pollinator garden; meadow; rain garden; border; naturalized planting
Foxglove Beardtongue grows well in sun to part shade and adapts to many well-drained soils, including clay. It forms tidy clumps, may self-seed, and provides attractive seed capsules and basal foliage after flowering.
Good to know: Upright clump-forming perennial; semi-evergreen basal foliage; ornamental seed capsules; can self-sow