Common name: Hairy Beard-Tongue
Scientific name: Penstemon hirsutus
Category: Native Forb, Common Perennial
Sample mature size: 0.5 m tall, 0.5 m wide; 2 ft tall, 2 ft wide
Sunlight: Full-sun, Partial-sun, Shade
Water: Medium-dry, Dry
Soil: Loam
Blooms: VioletPink in June
Natural habitats: Open-upland, Roadsides-ravines, Meadow-grasslands
Wildlife benefits: Host plant π, Butterflies/skippers π¦, Bees/wasps π
Points of interest: - One of the larval hosts for three butteflies: the Chalcedon Checkerspot, the Baltimore Checkerspot, and Edith's Checkerspot
