A versatile native for garden and landscape, this diminutive penstemon is very tough and adaptable to a range of well-drained soils, in full sun and partial shade. Typically found in rocky fields, bluffs, or open woods and drier sites, it does well in average clay or any medium garden soil, as well…
A versatile native for garden and landscape, this diminutive penstemon is very tough and adaptable to a range of well-drained soils, in full sun and partial shade. Typically found in rocky fields, bluffs, or open woods and drier sites, it does well in average clay or any medium garden soil, as well.
Hairy Beardtongue is low growing, only 1 – 2 feet tall, with woolly stems that are sometimes reddish in color. In early summer, airy clusters of delicate tubular flowers appear on the top half of the plant in various shades of 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 plant for the Baltimore Checkerspot.
Native plants can be grown outside of their native range in the appropriate growing conditions. This map shows the native range, as well as the introduced range, of this species.
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Penstemon species are somewhat salt tolerant. This species, Penstemon hirsutus, has "medium" salt tolerance. You may have some luck, but it's not guaranteed that the plants will tolerate it. Most likely it will depend upon the amount of salt, along with any other site conditions that may be causing stress.
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