Scientific Name
Penstemon canescens

Common Name
Beard-tongue, Penstemon

Life Cycle: Perennial

Height: 1 to 2 feet
Flower/fruit: 1 inch pale to deep violet-purple flowers; corolla is abruptly swollen in the middle; has grooves and dark lines in the open throat
Flowering Season: Spring, summer
Foliage: 2 to 4 inch egg-shaped to broadly lance-shaped leaves; upper leaves are stalkless and have rounded to heart-shaped base, sharply toothed margins; lower leaves are broader and stalked
Site: Light, well-drained soil; sun to partial shade; dry woods, rocky slopes
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