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Penstemon laxiflorus
Beardtongue
Item #: 3155
Category: Wildflowers
Habit: Perennial
Bloom: March - June
Height: 1-2'
Planting Rates: 20 sq. ft.
Price:
1 pkt - $6.00
SOIL TYPE |
SUNLIGHT |
Soil Moisture |
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Loam |
Clay |
Caliche |
Full |
Partial |
Dappled |
Shade |
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X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Dry Medium |
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Description
Growing one and a half to two feet tall, this plant finds its home on well-drained soil where it can receive sun roughly half the day, such as on the edge of woods and along roadsides. Just a few short weeks of glory is all the blooming time this lovely perennial receives, beginning March and ending in mid-June. The flowers are pink to purple, turning white towards the tube, with purple nectar guides on the lower petals, a good indication of pollination by insects. One stamen is sterile and is heavily bearded with yellow trichomes, or hairs. It projects from the center of the flower like a tongue, thus giving the plant its namesake.
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