Penstemon hirsutus Hairy Beardtongue

Ohio Native Plant Natural Range

To view the natural range of Penstemon hirsutus visit the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service website. Endangered - Massachusetts Special Concern - Wisconsin
Penstemon hirsutus have lovely pink trumpet shaped flowers.
Penstemon hirsutus have lovely pink trumpet shaped flowers
White trumpet shaped flowers with hairy stem.
Hairy Beardtongue is an appropriate name as the stems truly are hairy


Cultivation Information Hairy Beardtongue


Height - 16 inches Flower Color - PurpleBlooms - May - JuneSun - Full sun, part shade, shade
Hardy Zone - 3-9Soil - Well drained - medium to dry
Family – Scrophulariaceae
Two Bluebird sitting on a square feeder, one is looking at the camera one had its back to the camera. Photo Roger Dahlin
Baby Bluebirds -by Roger Dahlin

Wildlife Significance Hairy Beardtongue

Nectar Source - Butterflies
Native Bees - Attracts a wide range of native bees
Birds -Attracts Hummingbirds
Host Plant - For the caterpillar of the Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly
Detailed information - Visit the Finger Lakes Native Plant Society
Propagation Notes Hairy Beardtongue

Seed Stratification - Seed requires 30 days cold moist storage or plant seed in the fall. It is important to protect seed planted outdoors from heavy snow and rain. Cold frames either fancy ones or those made from old windows will suffice. It is imperative that once checks soil moisture in cold frames during winter warm spells, seed may not germinate if allowed to dry out.
Seed Provenance Penstemon hirsutus
Nodding Onion Gardens 2014 - Present, Prairie Moon Nursery, Winona, MN - 2012