Penstemon digitalis -(Smooth White Beardtongue)
GARDEN SITE: ☀️ Average to medium, well-drained Soil. Tolerates clay loam.
SIZE: 3-5 ft. SPREAD: 1-2 ft.
FLOWERS: Showy, pinkish- white. April - June
WILDLIFE: Attracts bees and butterflies.
LARVAL HOST TO: Baltimore, Chalcedon, Checkerspot, Checkerspot, and Edith's Checkerspot butterflies.
ZONE: 3-8
DISTRIBUTION:AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , VA , VT , WI , WV
Penstemon digitalis is a beautiful and reliable perennial that is prized for its spectacular flowers and stately presence in the garden. This clump forming perennial has thick, upright stems and tall clusters of showy, white flowers that add vertical interest. A wonderful choice for attracting hummingbirds, butterflies and many other pollinator species, Smooth White Beardtongue is at home in sunny pollinator, cottage, rock, butterfly and meadow gardens. Tolerant of drought, dry soil, deer and rabbit.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️ Average to medium, well-drained Soil. Tolerates clay loam.
SIZE: 3-5 ft. SPREAD: 1-2 ft.
FLOWERS: Showy, pinkish- white. April - June
WILDLIFE: Attracts bees and butterflies.
LARVAL HOST TO: Baltimore, Chalcedon, Checkerspot, Checkerspot, and Edith's Checkerspot butterflies.
ZONE: 3-8
DISTRIBUTION:AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , VA , VT , WI , WV
Penstemon digitalis is a beautiful and reliable perennial that is prized for its spectacular flowers and stately presence in the garden. This clump forming perennial has thick, upright stems and tall clusters of showy, white flowers that add vertical interest. A wonderful choice for attracting hummingbirds, butterflies and many other pollinator species, Smooth White Beardtongue is at home in sunny pollinator, cottage, rock, butterfly and meadow gardens. Tolerant of drought, dry soil, deer and rabbit.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️ Average to medium, well-drained Soil. Tolerates clay loam.
SIZE: 3-5 ft. SPREAD: 1-2 ft.
FLOWERS: Showy, pinkish- white. April - June
WILDLIFE: Attracts bees and butterflies.
LARVAL HOST TO: Baltimore, Chalcedon, Checkerspot, Checkerspot, and Edith's Checkerspot butterflies.
ZONE: 3-8
DISTRIBUTION:AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , VA , VT , WI , WV
Penstemon digitalis is a beautiful and reliable perennial that is prized for its spectacular flowers and stately presence in the garden. This clump forming perennial has thick, upright stems and tall clusters of showy, white flowers that add vertical interest. A wonderful choice for attracting hummingbirds, butterflies and many other pollinator species, Smooth White Beardtongue is at home in sunny pollinator, cottage, rock, butterfly and meadow gardens. Tolerant of drought, dry soil, deer and rabbit.
