Penstemon laevigatus (Smooth Beardtongue)
grows 1-3 ft. tall
grows in part shade to full sun
prefers medium soil moisture
blooms white or purple from May-July
natural habitat: woodlands and fields
host plant
not resistant to black walnut toxicity (juglone)
moderately deer resistant
companion plants: Hydrangea quercifolia (Oak Leaf Hydrangea), Baptisia (False Indigo), Amsonia tabernaemontana (Blue Star), Sisyrinchium angustifolium (Blue-Eyed Grass)
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grows 1-3 ft. tall
grows in part shade to full sun
prefers medium soil moisture
blooms white or purple from May-July
natural habitat: woodlands and fields
host plant
not resistant to black walnut toxicity (juglone)
moderately deer resistant
companion plants: Hydrangea quercifolia (Oak Leaf Hydrangea), Baptisia (False Indigo), Amsonia tabernaemontana (Blue Star), Sisyrinchium angustifolium (Blue-Eyed Grass)
Photo credit: (CC BY-SA 3.0)
grows 1-3 ft. tall
grows in part shade to full sun
prefers medium soil moisture
blooms white or purple from May-July
natural habitat: woodlands and fields
host plant
not resistant to black walnut toxicity (juglone)
moderately deer resistant
companion plants: Hydrangea quercifolia (Oak Leaf Hydrangea), Baptisia (False Indigo), Amsonia tabernaemontana (Blue Star), Sisyrinchium angustifolium (Blue-Eyed Grass)
Photo credit: (CC BY-SA 3.0)