Foxglove Beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis
Looking for a totally tubular, native perennial that supports wildlife and looks stunning in the early summer? Foxglove Beardtongue is the perfect plant for your perennial borders, cut flower gardens, prairies, and meadows. This plant has luminous, white, tubular flowers that attract a wide variety of long-tongued, beneficial insects. Beardtongue earns it name from the tuft of small hairs on each flower stamen. This perennial is certainly eye-catching, standing at 3-4′ tall, displaying bright white flowers, and buzzing with native insects.
Conditions: Full sun to part sun; medium to dry soil.
Size: 3′ – 5′ tall
Zone: 4 – 8
Wildlife Value: Flowers attract bumblebees, andrenid bees, mason bees, butterflies, and pollinating beetles