Scientific Name:	Penstemon barbatus (incl. hybrids)
Pronunciation:	pen-STEE-mun bar-BAY-tuss
Common Name:	beard tongue
Family Name:	Plantaginaceae
Plant Type:	Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:	Basal mound of dark, narrow leaves with floral stalks rising above that support hanging tubular flowers.
Course(s):	not used (off campus)

Habit: Arching, Open, Spreading, Upright Form: Mounded Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: 0.4 - 0.7m Spread: 0.6 - 1.0m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Garden origin Hardiness Rating: Zone 3: (-40 to -34 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Humus rich, Well-drained Water Use: Low, Summer dry Landscape Uses: Attract beneficial insects, Attract birds, Attract butterflies, Bedding plant, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Fall interest, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Summer interest Additional Info: Google. Cultivars shown may include P. ‘Midnight’, P. ‘Mother of Pearl’, or P. 'Prairie Dusk’.

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Basal, Opposite Texture/ Venation: Surfaces: Glabrous Colour in Fall: Green Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Lanceolate Margins:

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Raceme Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Bilabiate Colour (petals): Showy, White, Violet, Pink, Purple, Red, Dark-red, Magenta, (Cvs: 'Firebird' is red, 'Midnight' is dark purple, 'Mother of Pearl' is white, 'Passion' is red, Pike's Peak is purple, and 'Prairie Dusk' has rose purple blooms) Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep

Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Colour: Brown, Green Fruiting Time: Sep, Oct, Nov Additional Info: Not showy

Bark or Stem Colour:

Propagation:	Seed, Softwood cuttings, Layering
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low
Pest Susceptibility:	Rabbit resistant, Drought resistant, Slugs or snails

Location(s): (NCA) Not Currently Available : not used Location Map

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