Penstemon multiflorus
manyflower beardtongue
Plantaginaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
1.5 to 3 ft tall by 2-3 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Blooms spring-fall. Dies back in winter to few (or no) basal leaves.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Not wet but not extremely dry ---- to ---- Very long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B
Ecology
Wildlife:
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.
Native Habitats:
Dry flatwoods, sandhill, ruderal areas. Well-drained upland habitats
