Penstemon laevigatus
Eastern smooth beardtongue
Plantaginaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
1 - 3 ft tall, 2 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
White, lavender
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Blooms mid-summer
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Informal shady semi-shady gardens.
Considerations:
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Somewhat moist, no flooding ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Butterflies, Caterpillars, Hummingbirds
Attracts bees, butterflies.
Larval host for common buckeye (J unonia coenia ).
Native Habitats:
Moist hardwood forests
