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Penstemon multiflorus

manyflower beardtongue
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Eleanor Dietrich, Magnolia Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

manyflower beardtongue

Sinónimo(s):

Penstemon digitalis var. multiflorus

Especie del género:

Penstemon multiflorus

Familia:

Plantaginaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

flower

Tamaño:

1.5 to 3 ft tall by 2-3 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

Fenología:

Blooms spring-fall. Dies back in winter to few (or no) basal leaves.

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Seed

Propagación:

From cuttings and seeds, will also slowly spread outward by producing "pups". Seeds are available through the Florida Wildflowers Growers Cooperative.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Not wet but not extremely dry -a- Very long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

pH del suelo:

6.1 to 7.8

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

Las zonas del USDA se basan en la temperatura mínima extrema invernal anual promedio.

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Caterpillars, Hummingbirds

Larval host to Baltimore checkerspot ( Euphydryas phaeton )





Attracts bees.

Said by Bok Tower to sometimes attract hummingbirds.





Seeds likely dispersed by wind.

Hábitats nativos:

Dry flatwoods, sandhill, ruderal areas. Well-drained upland habitats

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

This species is almost endemic to Florida.  Its range overlaps into southern Georgia and southeastern Alabama.



The range includes all of Florida though it is  only going to occur where soil, drainage, and fire conditions are appropriate.

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

BONAP Plant Atlas. (2014). Range Map: Penstemon multiflorus. ( https://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Penstemon%20multiflorus.png ). Accessed 2026. Biota of North America Program, Chapel Hill, NC.


Florida Wildflower Foundation. (2025). Flower Friday: Manyflower beardtongue. ( https://flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-penstemon-multiflorus/ ). Accessed 2026. Florida Wildflower Foundation, Maitland.


Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Pensmult ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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