Hairy beardtongue can be found in prairies and savannahs. Here is another plant that can handle both dry conditions and some shade, but you can grow it in the sun and in wetter soils too.
Hairy beardtongue helps bridge the gap from the spring flowers to the summer flowers as it blooms from late May to late June. Flowers can be lavender, blue or white. It is a shorter plant with smaller flowers than Foxglove Beardtongue. It does provide nectar for hummingbirds.
Companion plants for Hairy Beardtongue: fire pink, alum root, Carex sprengelii, robin’s plantain, yellow pimpernel, downy woodmint and wood betony.
Hairy beardtongue (Penstemon hirsutus)
Michigan Flora reference page for state distribution: Hairy Beardtongue
Height: 12-18”
Bloom time: May-June
Soil: medium to dry, clay, loam, sand
Sun: sun to shade
Plant spacing: 12”
Flower: lavender
Life cycle: perennial
Family: Plantaginaceae
Seed source: Michigan
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Hairy beardtongue can be found in prairies and savannahs. Here is another plant that can handle both dry conditions and some shade, but you can grow it in the sun and in wetter soils too.
Hairy beardtongue helps bridge the gap from the spring flowers to the summer flowers as it blooms from late May to late June. Flowers can be lavender, blue or white. It is a shorter plant with smaller flowers than Foxglove Beardtongue. It does provide nectar for hummingbirds.
Companion plants for Hairy Beardtongue: fire pink, alum root, Carex sprengelii, robin’s plantain, yellow pimpernel, downy woodmint and wood betony.
Hairy beardtongue (Penstemon hirsutus)
Michigan Flora reference page for state distribution: Hairy Beardtongue
