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Location
May not be native
Use Location
Type
Annuals/Per.
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Nectar
Also called Mississippi Penstemon or Smooth White Penstemon, this is a clump-forming plant that typically grows 3 to 5 feet tall. It produces white, two-lipped, tubular flowers atop erect, rigid stems from mid-spring to early summer. Attracting hummingbirds and bumblebees, this plant grows in full sun to partial shade and in dry to wet, fertile, and well-drained soils.
May Attract
Foxglove Beardtongue is thought to attract these families of birds
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a butterflyweed. Photo: Dave Maslowski
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