Smooth Penstemon
- Penstemon digitalis
| Light: | Full Sun, Partial |
| Soil: | Sand, Loam, Clay |
| Moisture: | Medium, Moist |
| Benefits: | Pollinators, Butterflies, Birds, Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant, Host Plant |
| Height: | 2'-3' |
| Blooms: | Jun, Jul |
| Zones: | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Color: | White |
| Spacing: | 1' |
| Root: | Fibrous |
Plant Pricing
| Quantity | Price Ea. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 3" Pots | $5.99 |
| 5-10 | 3" Pots | $4.99 |
| 11-31 | 3" Pots | $3.99 |
| 32 | 3" Pots | $2.99 |
Penstemon digitalis is one of the few Penstemons that thrives in clay. The white flowers bloom for a month or longer, and look great with the blue flowers of Ohio Spiderwort and Blue Eyed Grass. At 3' high this clump-forming perennial does well in full sun to light shade, and tolerates seasonally damp conditions.
The tubular flowers attract long-tongued bees such as bumblebees and mason bees, as well as hummingbirds. Other common names include Foxglove Beardtongue and Mississippi Beardtongue.
White Doll's Eyes Actaea pachypoda
Black Cohosh Actaea racemosa
Red Baneberry Actaea rubra
Lavender Hyssop Agastache foeniculum
Lavender Hyssop Seed Agastache foeniculum
Nodding Pink Onion Allium cernuum- Nodding Pink Onion Seed Allium cernuum
Prairie Onion Allium stellatum
Leadplant Amorpha canescens
Common Bluestar Amsonia tabernaemontana
Canada Anemone Anemone canadensis
Columbine Aquilegia canadensis
Spikenard Aralia racemosa
Jack in the Pulpit Arisaema triphyllum
Goat's Beard Aruncus dioicus
Wild Ginger Asarum canadense
Poke Milkweed Asclepias exaltata
Red Milkweed Asclepias incarnata
Showy Milkweed Asclepias speciosa
Sullivant's Milkweed Asclepias sullivantii
Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca
Common Milkweed Seed Asclepias syriaca
Butterflyweed Asclepias tuberosa
Butterflyweed for Clay Asclepias tuberosa, var. Clay
Whorled Milkweed Asclepias verticillata
Sky Blue Aster Aster azureus
Heart Leaved Aster Aster cordifolius
White Woodland Aster Aster divaricatus
Heath Aster Aster ericoides
Smooth Aster Aster laevis
Calico Aster Aster lateriflorus
Big Leaf Aster Aster macrophyllus
New England Aster Aster novae-angliae
Crooked Stem Aster Aster prenanthoides
White False Indigo Baptisia alba
Blue False Indigo Baptisia australis
Cream False Indigo Baptisia bracteata
Purple Poppy Mallow Callirhoe involucrata
Tall Bellflower Campanula americana
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Blue Cohosh Caulophyllum thalictroides
New Jersey Tea Ceanothus americanus
White Turtlehead Chelone glabra
Mistflower Conoclinium coelestinum
Lanceleaf Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata
Stiff Coreopsis Coreopsis palmata
Rose Coreopsis Coreopsis rosea
White Prairie Clover Dalea candida
Purple Prairie Clover Dalea purpurea
Tall Blue Larkspur Delphinium exaltatum
Wild Bleeding Heart Dicentra eximia
Shootingstar Dodecatheon meadia
Pale Purple Coneflower Echinacea pallida
Ozark Coneflower Echinacea paradoxa
Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea
Fireweed Epilobium angustifolium
Rattlesnake Master Eryngium yuccifolium
Trout Lily Erythronium americanum
Tall Joe Pye Weed Eupatorium fistulosum
Joe Pye Weed Eupatorium maculatum- Joe Pye Weed Seed Eupatorium maculatum
Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum- Boneset Seed Eupatorium perfoliatum
Sweet Joe Pye Weed Eupatorium purpureum- Sweet Joe Pye Weed Seed Eupatorium purpureum
Queen of the Prairie Filipendula rubra
Wild Strawberry Fragaria virginiana
Bottle Gentian Gentiana andrewsii
Wild Geranium Geranium maculatum
Prairie Smoke Geum triflorum
Western Sunflower Helianthus occidentalis
Woodland Sunflower Helianthus strumosus
Ox Eye Sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides
Sharp Lobed Hepatica Hepatica acutiloba
American Alum Root Heuchera americana, var. Interior
Maple Leaved Alum Root Heuchera villosa, var. Atropurpurea
Rose Mallow Hibiscus laevis
Dwarf Crested Iris Iris cristata
Wild Iris Iris shrevei
Blue Flag Iris Iris versicolor
Rough Blazingstar Liatris aspera
Meadow Blazingstar Liatris ligulistylis
Prairie Blazingstar Liatris pycnostachya
Dense Blazingstar Liatris spicata
Scaly Blazingstar Liatris squarrosa
Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal Flower Seed Lobelia cardinalis
Great Blue Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica- Great Blue Lobelia Seed Lobelia siphilitica
Lupine Lupinus perennis
Solomon's Plume Maianthemum racemosum
Starry Solomon's Plume Maianthemum stellatum
Virginia Bluebells Mertensia virginica
Red Beebalm Monarda didyma
Bergamot Monarda fistulosa
Dotted Mint Monarda punctata
Golden Groundsel Packera aurea
Wild Quinine Parthenium integrifolium
Smooth Penstemon Penstemon digitalis
Beardtongue Penstemon grandiflorus- Beardtongue Seed Penstemon grandiflorus
Wild Blue Phlox Phlox divaricata
Marsh Phlox Phlox glaberrima
Downy Phlox Phlox pilosa
Obedient Plant Physostegia virginiana
Mayapple Podophyllum peltatum
Jacob's Ladder Polemonium reptans
Solomon's Seal Polygonatum biflorum
Short-Toothed Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum muticum
Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum virginianum
Yellow Coneflower Ratibida pinnata
Meadow Rose Rosa blanda
Carolina Rose Rosa carolina
Swamp Rose Rosa palustris
Climbing Prairie Rose Rosa setigera
Orange Coneflower Rudbeckia fulgida
Black Eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta
Sweet Black Eyed Susan Rudbeckia subtomentosa
Brown Eyed Susan Rudbeckia triloba
Wild Petunia Ruellia humilis
Blue Sage Salvia azurea
Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis
Wild Senna Senna hebecarpa
Royal Catchfly Silene regia
Fire Pink Silene virginica
Compassplant Silphium laciniatum
Cupplant Silphium perfoliatum- Cupplant Seed Silphium perfoliatum
Prairie Dock Silphium terebinthinaceum
Narrow Leaf Blue Eyed Grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Blue Stemmed Goldenrod Solidago caesia
Zigzag Goldenrod Solidago flexicaulis
Anise Scented Goldenrod Solidago odora
Ohio Goldenrod Solidago ohioensis
Stiff Goldenrod Solidago rigida
Showy Goldenrod Solidago speciosa
Steeplebush Spiraea tomentosa
Early Meadowrue Thalictrum dioicum
Foamflower Tiarella cordifolia
Prairie Spiderwort Tradescantia bracteata
Ohio Spiderwort Tradescantia ohiensis
Red Trillium Trillium erectum
Large Flowered Trillium Trillium grandiflorum
Yellow Wakerobin Trillium Trillium luteum
Prairie Trillium Trillium recurvatum
Bellwort Uvularia grandiflora
Blue Vervain Verbena hastata- Blue Vervain Seed Verbena hastata
Hoary Vervain Verbena stricta- Hoary Vervain Seed Verbena stricta
Ironweed Vernonia fasciculata- Ironweed Seed Vernonia fasciculata
Tall Ironweed Vernonia gigantea
Culver's Root Veronicastrum virginicum
Labrador Violet Viola labradorica
Golden Alexanders Zizia aurea
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