| Scientific Name: | Penstemon barbatus (incl. hybrid cvs.) |
| Common Name: | beard tongue |
| Family Name: | Plantaginaceae |
| Origin: | Garden origin, U.S. - northwest, U.S. - southwest |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Herbaceous perennial |
| Mature Size: | 0.4 - 0.7m x 0.6 - 1.0m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Arching, Open, Spreading, Upright |
| Form: | Mounded |
| Texture: | Medium - fine |
| 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 |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Humus rich, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Opposite, Sessile, Soft flexible, Pinnate venation, Glabrous, Lanceolate, Entire, Serrulate |
| Flowers: | Thyrse, White, Violet, Purple, Pink, Magenta, Red, Dark-red, Jun-Jul-Aug-Sep |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Green, Brown, Sep-Oct-Nov |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Basal mound of dark, narrow leaves with floral stalks rising above that support hanging tubular flowers. | |