Location: Cottage Garden Design

Names:

• Common Name: Wild Penstemon
• Botanical Name: Penstemon cobaea
• AKA: Prairie Penstemon, Foxglove Penstemon

Description: When in bloom, large, tubular flowers line at least half of cobaea beardtongue’s 1-2 ft. stems. The flowers are white with dark purple lines inside the floral tube. One to three stout stems rise from a woody rhizome and bear thick, paired leaves which become smaller up the stem. The lower leaves have often withered by the time of flowering.

Best Growing Conditions: Full Sun, Partial Shade; Low to Medium Water Demand; Dry Soil; Sandy Loam

Wildlife Value: Birds (including Hummingbirds), Butterflies (nectar source and larval food source)