Sun Exposure: Sun, Part Sun, Shade

Soil Moisture: Medium-Wet, Medium, Medium-Dry, Dry

Soil Type: Sand, Loam, Loamy-Clay, Gravely

Height: 1.5 feet

Spread: 1 - 2 feet

Blooms: May, June

Root: Fibrous

Habitat: Dry rocky woodlands, Upland Prairies, dry-mesic Limestone glades, Upland savannas, Thinly wooded bluffs, Rocky cliffs

Landscape uses: Pollinator gardens, Meadow plantings, Naturalization

Complimentary Plants: Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Golden Alexanders, Ohio Spiderwort

Wildlife Value: The tubular flowers of this plant attract long-tongued bees, including Honeybees, Bumblebees, Carpenter bees and Mason bees. A mason bee, Osmia distincta, is an oligolege (specialist pollinator) of Penstemon spp. Host Plant: Baltimore Checkerspot

Seed Origin: Norfolk County, Ontario

Germination Code: C(60)

Penstemon hirsutus - Hairy Beardtongue

Name: Penstemon hirsutus - Hairy Beardtongue
Price: 6 CAD
Availability: OutOfStock

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Hairy Beardtongue is a versatile plant and a must for a home pollinator garden. This plant does well in all types of soils, and in full sun to shade.

Hairy Beardtongue is low growing, only 1 – 2 feet tall, with woolly stems that are sometimes reddish in color. In spring, airy clusters of delicate tubular flowers appear on the top half of the plant in various shades of pink and lavender. The leaves turn a beautiful red in the fall.

The blooms attract a range of pollinators as well as hummingbirds. Penstemon hirsutus is a larval host plants for several butterflies, including the Baltimore Checkerspot.