pine-needle beardtongue
Penstemon pinifolius
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones4 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterNeeds dry soil
Size12 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Habit
- Herb , subshrub
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Red
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Pine-needle beardtongue (Penstemon pinifolius) is a shrub for borders, containers, and ground cover. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun and dry, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. It grows in low bushy mounds of narrow, needle-like leaves that stay evergreen. Scarlet red tubular flowers appear from early to late summer and draw hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees.
Pairs well with Ornamental onion, Purple lovegrass, and Hoary vervain.
Native range
North America.