Penstemon tubaeflorus - TUBE BEARDTONGUE (PRAIRIE B.)

White flowering, narrow and wispy looking beardtongue.

Tolerant to drought heat, humidity and black walnut.

Suitable for drier soil.

Blooming Time: May to June/July
Size: up to 3' tall x 0.5' wide
USDA Zones: 3-9
Culture: sun, half shade, average soils with average moisture or dry soil. Avoid waterlogged soils!
Moisture Needs: medium (average), medium-dry to dry
Origin: Native to eastern and central USA, see the BONAP distribution map.
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes / yes. Primarily long-tongued bees = bumblebees, Anthophorine bees, a Mason bee (Osmia distincta), and a wasp (Pseudomasaris occidentalis). Also Green Metallic bees (collect pollen only), Swallowtail butterflies (suck nectar only). Host plant for moth caterpillars (Chalcedony Midget, Saunder's Oncocnemis, Purple-Lined Sallow).
Attracts Hummingbirds: yes
Plant Combinations: Flower beds in sun or half shade, rock garden, bigger crevice gardens, cut flower gardens, xeriscape. Good with Echinacea, Achillea, Agastache, Amsonia, summer blooming Allium, Asclepias tuberosa, Aster, Baptisia, Calamintha, Coreopsis, Gaura, Knautia, Liatris, Monarda, Nepeta, Oenothera, Penstemons, Platycodon (taller ones), Rudbeckia, Salvia nemorosa hybrids, tall Sedum, Solidago, Stachys, Vernonia lettermannii, taller Veronica, Yucca, and grasses like Bouteloa, Muhlenbergia, Sporobolus, Schizachyrium scoparium, Sorghastrum or Panicum.

Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Picture Copyright: Eric Hunt